Word Frequency
shit (ʃɪt
) (taboo) or (ʃaɪt
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: shits, shitting, shitted, shit, shat
- to defecate
- usually foll by on (slang) to give the worst possible treatment (to)
noun
- faeces; excrement
- an act of defecation
- rubbish; nonsense
- an obnoxious or worthless person
- cannabis resin or heroin
-
See in the shit
exclamation
- an exclamation expressing anger, disgust, etc
Derived Forms
ˈshitty adjectiveˈshittily adverb
ˈshittiness noun
Word Origin
Old English scite (unattested) dung, scītan to defecate, of Germanic origin; related to Old English scēadan to separate, Old Norse skīta to defecate, Middle Dutch schitte excrementExample Sentences Including 'shitting'
"Whenever you're watching a live band, you're watching four or five or however many people there are shitting themselves.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
His blow had broken its neck it feebly flapped its wings a moment, shitting itself.SACRAMENT (2001)
His letters also recount his fears that he is being set up: `I know they are shitting me up big-time, boxing me in.Independent (1999)
I don't really think about it because you'll end up shitting yourself on stage if you do.NME (New Musical Express) (2003)
Smith told police during questioning: ``I was basically shitting myself.Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)
The Government are shitting on us every day, they are pissing on us every day.New Zealand Herald (2004)
The house had offended their sense of the proper, I was living like old Juliette, shitting in the same tin bucket.WHITE LIES (2003)
When they ain't eating, they're shitting, and when they ain't shitting , they're chewing.Roses are for the Rich
`When it came to the gig, I was shitting it,' says White.THE LAST PARTY: Britpop, Blair and the demise of English rock (2003)
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