shit-can

shit-can
shit-can (shĭtʹkăn') tr.v. Vulgar Slang shit-·canned, shit-·can·ning, shit-·cans
1. To dismiss (an employee) from a position.
2. To bring (a policy or program, for example) to an end; terminate.
  [From shit-can, toilet.]

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