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Pronunciation
enPR|shĭt, IPA|/�ɪt/, SAMPA|/SIt/
audio|en-us-shit.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|ɪt

Etymology 1
OE. term|scite||dung|langang, term|scitte||diarrhoea|langang < proto|Germanic|skit- < proto|Indo-European|skheid-|to split, divide, separate. Related to Middle Low German term|schite|langgml, Middle Dutch term|schitte|langdum, German term|Scheisse|langde, Swedish term|skit|langsv, Norwegian term|skitt|langno, Icelandic term|skítur|langis. Compare term|shite.

Noun
en-noun

1. context|uncountable|vulgar|slang Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels.
2. context|countable|vulgar|slang|plural|definite (the shits) diarrhea.
3. context|uncountable|vulgar|slang rubbish|Rubbish; worthless matter.

#: Move all of that shit out of your room!

1. context|uncountable|vulgar|slang stuff|Stuff, things.
2. context|uncountable|vulgar|slang|definite (the shit) The best of its kind.
3. context|uncountable|vulgar|slang nonsense|Nonsense; bullshit.

#: Everything he says is a load of shit.

1. context|countable|vulgar|slang A nasty, despicable person, used particularly of men.

#: Her son has been a real shit to her.

1. context|uncountable|vulgar|slang (in negations) anything|Anything.

#: His opinion is not worth shit. = His opinion is not worth anything.
#: We don�t have shit to live on = We don�t have anything to live on.

1. context|uncountable|vulgar|slang marijuana

Quotations
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Synonyms
sense|solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels crap, dirt, dung, excrement, fecal matter, feces, ordure, poop, shite, scat, stool, turd
See WikiSaurus:defecation, WikiSaurus:nonsense, WikiSaurus:nothing.

Derived terms
rel-top|terms derived from the noun "shit"
apeshit
birdshit
bullshit
chickenshit
cowshit
dogshit
dumbshit
full of shit
goat shit
happy as a pig in shit
horseshit
jack shit
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piece of shit
pile of shit
rocking horse shit
rocking-horse shit
shit happens
shit heel
shit-for-brains
shithead
the shit
think one's shit doesn't stink
tough shit
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Slovak: hovno n
Slovene: t+|sl|drek|m
Spanish: t+|es|mierda|f, t+|es|caca|f
Swedish: t+|sv|skit|c, t+|sv|bajs|n
Tupinambá: poti/epoti (s-)
Turkish: t+|tr|bok
Urdu: URchar|پا خا�� unicode|(pê khâneh), URchar|ٹٹ� unicode|(�u��i)
Vietnamese: t+|vi|cứt|xs=Vietnamese
Welsh: t-|cy|cachu|xs=Welsh
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Swedish: diarré c, rännskita c
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Spanish: mierda f, maricadas f|p
Swedish: t+|sv|skit|c
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Slovene: t+|sl|sranje|f
Spanish: mierda f, huevonadas f|p, babosadas f|p
Swedish: t+|sv|skit|c, t-|sv|skitsnack|n
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Spanish: mierda f, cabrón m, malparido m, hideputa
Swedish: skit c, skitstövel c
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trans-top|not anything, nothing
Dutch: geen reet
Finnish: t+|fi|paska
French: t+|fr|rien|m
Italian: (un) cazzo m
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Portuguese: merda nenhuma
Russian: ни�его (nichevó), ни ��� (ni khujá) m
Spanish: (una) mierda f
Swedish: t+|sv|skit|c
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ttbc|Romanian: rahat n (2,3), porc�rie f (2)
ttbc|Slovak: hovno n (5), nezmysel m (3)
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Adjective
en-adj|shittier|shittiest

1. context|vulgar|slang Of poor quality; worthless.

#: What a shit film that was!

1. context|vulgar|slang nasty|Nasty; despicable.

#: That was a shit thing to do to him.

Derived terms
rel-top|terms derived from the adjective "shit"
fucking shit
like shit
shitfaced
shitless
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shittastic
shitload
shitty
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Translations
trans-top|of poor quality
Catalan: de merda
Finnish: t+|fi|paska
French: t+|fr|merdique
Italian: t-|it|merdoso
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Japanese: ������ (kusottare-na)
Latin: cacatus|cac�tus, cac�ta, cac�tum
Lithuanian: Å¡Å«dinas m, Å¡Å«dina f
Russian: гов�нн�й (govjónnyj), ��ан�й (srányj)
Spanish: de mierda
Swedish: t+|sv|skit
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trans-top|despicable
Finnish: t+|fi|paska, t|fi|paskamainen
French: (man) salaud m, (woman) salope f
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Russian: гов�нн�й (govjónnyj)
Spanish: mierdada f
Swedish: t+|sv|skit
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Etymology 2
OE. term|scitan|scītan|langang < proto|Germanic|skit- < proto|Indo-European|skheid-|to split, divide, separate. Cognate with Dutch term|schijten|langnl, German term|schei�en|langde, Swedish term|skita|langsv.

Verb
en-verb|shits|shitting|shit, shitted, or shat|shit, shitted, shat, or shitten

1. context|intransitive|vulgar|slang To defecate.
2. context|transitive|vulgar|slang To excrete (something) through the anus.
3. context|transitive|vulgar|slang To be stricken with fear.

#: He was shitting a brick!

1. context|transitive|slang To fool or try to fool someone; to be deceitful.

#:Twelve hundred dollars!? Are you shitting me!?

Synonyms
sense|trying to fool shit with

Derived terms
rel-top|terms derived from " to shit"
give a shit
have a shit
take a shit
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shitter
shitton
shit oneself
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Translations
trans-top|to defecate
Dutch: t-|nl|schijten
Finnish: t+|fi|paskantaa, t+|fi|paskoa, t+|fi|kakata
French: t+|fr|déféquer
Hungarian: t+|hu|szarik
Icelandic: kúka, skíta qualifier|vulgar
Italian: t-|it|cacare, t+|it|cagare
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Japanese: 大便��� (daiben-wo-surú), ���� (kuso-suru)
Latin: t-|la|cacare
Latvian: kak�t
Lithuanian: kakoti, Å¡ikti
Macedonian: odi po golema nuzhda,kaka,sere
Polish: t+|pl|sra�
Portuguese: t+|pt|cagar
Russian: ��а�� / на��а�� (srat�/nasrát�)
Scottish Gaelic: cac
Slovene: t+|sl|srati
Spanish: t+|es|cagar
Swedish: skita
Urdu: URchar|�گ�ا (hagna)
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trans-top|vulgar slang: to excrete (something) through the anus
Czech: t+|cs|srát
Dutch: t-|nl|schijten
Finnish: t+|fi|paskantaa
French: caguer (South of France), chier, couler un bronze
German: t+|de|schei�en
Icelandic: kúka, skíta qualifier|vulgar
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Lithuanian: iššikti, šikti
Macedonian: sere
Portuguese: t+|pt|cagar
Russian: в��и�а��, в���а�� (vysirát�, výsrat�)
Scottish Gaelic: cac
Slovene: t+|sl|srati
Swedish: skita
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trans-top|vulgar slang: to be stricken with fear
German: Schiss haben
French: chier dans son froc
Icelandic: (að) skíta á sig ((to) shit one self)
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Macedonian: da se posere
Portuguese: t+|pt|cagar|altcagar-se, t-|pt|borrar|altborrar-se
Russian: опи�а���� (opísat�sja); наложи��/накла��� полн�й|полн�е ��ан� (naložít�/naklást� pólnyje štaný); бзде��/набзде�� (bzdet�/nabzdét�)
Slovene: usrati se
Swedish: skita på sig
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|خرا khara
ttbc|Catalan: cagar (1), cagar-se (2)
ttbc|Esperanto: feko, merdo
ttbc|Guarani: poti (1)
ttbc|Indonesian: buang air, buang air besar
ttbc|Interlingua: defecar (1)
ttbc|Polish: robi� kup� (1), sra� (2)
ttbc|Romanian: c�ca (1)
ttbc|Slovak: srať
ttbc|Spanish: cagar
ttbc|Urdu: URchar|�گ�ا (hagna)
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Interjection
en-intj

1. context|vulgar Expression of worry, failure, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.

#: Shit! I think that I forgot to pack my sleeping bag last night!
#: Holy shit!
#: Oh, shit!

1. context|vulgar To show displeasure or surprise.

#: "Oh, shit. I left my worksheet at home," she said to the language arts teacher, which got her in trouble.

Derived terms
holy shit

Translations
trans-top|expression of worry, failure
Breton: kaoc'h
Catalan: merda
Finnish: (voi) paska
French: t+|fr|merde
German: Schei�e!
Hungarian: francba!
Icelandic: helvítis!, fjandinn! fjandans!, djöfullsins!, andskotans! qualifier|all vulgar
Interlingua: merda
Italian: t+|it|merda, t+|it|cazzo
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Japanese: ��� (kuso), �� (che)
Lithuanian: Å¡Å«das m
Norwegian: t+|no|faen
Portuguese: t+|pt|merda, t+|pt|droga
Russian: еба��|еб�на ма�� (jebjóna mat�)
Slovak: do riti
Slovene: t+|sl|drek, t+|sl|sranje
Spanish: t+|es|mierda, t+|es|carajo, t+|es|puta
Swedish: t+|sv|fan, t+|sv|skit
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Category:English swear words

cs:shit
da:shit
fa:shit
fr:shit
ko:shit
io:shit
it:shit
la:shit
hu:shit
pl:shit
pt:shit
ru:shit
simple:shit
sr:shit
fi:shit
sv:shit
ta:shit
vi:shit
tr:shit
uk:shit
zh:shit

• 2008-01-02 02:35 - Keene - /* Derived terms */ *[[shit-fucking pig-fucker]] removed - nothing on google for it

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