shit
shit Lexical Profile
shit Game Scores & Validity
• interjection
An exclamation used to express sudden anger, frustration, disgust, dismay, or realization of a mistake (vulgar slang).
"Shit! I left my wallet on the kitchen counter."
• noun
Solid bodily waste discharged from the bowels; feces or excrement, or an act of defecating (vulgar slang).
"He stepped in dog shit while walking across the dark lawn."
Personal belongings, miscellaneous items, or unspecified things (vulgar slang).
"Pack up your shit so we can get to the airport on time."
Foolish, deceitful, or boastful language; nonsense or pretension (vulgar slang).
"Stop talking shit and tell me what actually happened at the meeting."
Unfair treatment, trouble, difficulty, or unpleasant experiences (vulgar slang).
"She has had to deal with a lot of shit from her supervisor this week."
A contemptible, obnoxious, or unpleasant person (vulgar slang).
"That arrogant little shit took credit for the entire team's research."
• verb
To discharge feces from the bowels; to defecate (vulgar slang).
"The stray cat shat in the neighbor's flowerbed."
To tease, deceive, or try to fool someone by telling lies or exaggerations (vulgar slang).
"Are you shitting me, or did we really win the grant?"
• adjective
Of very poor quality; awful, unpleasant, or completely unsatisfactory (vulgar slang).
"We had to cancel the outdoor concert because of the shit weather."
Word Nuance & Usage
While universally considered vulgar slang and inappropriate for formal registers, "shit" exhibits a major polarity shift when preceded by the definite article: calling something "shit" means it is terrible, whereas calling it "the shit" is high praise meaning it is outstanding.
• Rhymes for shit
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English scitan ("to defecate") and scite ("dung"), ultimately from the Proto-Germanic root *skit- and Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- meaning "to split, divide, or separate" (in the sense of separating waste from the body), sharing an ancient root with the word "science" and "shed."