shit

/shit/, n., v., shit or shat, shitting, interj. Vulgar.

n.

1. excrement; feces.

2. an act of defecating; evacuation.

3. the shits. diarrhea.

4. Slang. pretense, lies, exaggeration, or nonsense.

5. Slang. something inferior or worthless.

6. Slang. a selfish, mean, or otherwise contemptible person.

7. Slang. narcotic drugs, esp. heroin or marijuana.

8. Slang. possessions, equipment, mementos, etc.; stuff.

9. give a shit, Slang. to care; be concerned.

10. up shit creek, Slang. in a desperate or hopeless situation; in serious trouble. Also, up shits creek, up shit creek without a paddle.

v.i.

11. to defecate.

v.t.

12. Slang. to exaggerate or lie to.

interj.

13. Slang. (used to express disgust, disappointment, frustration, contempt, or the like).

14. no shit, (used to express amazement, incredulity, or derision).

[(v.) var. (with short i from ptp. or n.) of earlier shite, ME shiten, OE scitan; cf. MLG, MD schiten (D schijten), OHG skizan (G scheissen); (n.) re-formation from the v., or continuation of OE scite (in place names)]

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