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shit

UK/ʃɪt/ US/ˈʃɪt/ very common informal slang uk us
noun (6) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

obscene words for unacceptable behavior

  • “I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk”
  • “what he said was mostly bull”
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a coarse term for defecation

  • “he took a shit”
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6.

something of little value

  • “his promise is not worth a damn”
  • “not worth one red cent”
  • “not worth shucks”
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verb

1.

give away information about somebody

  • “He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam”
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2.

have a bowel movement

  • “The dog had made in the flower beds”
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Origin

From Middle English schit, schyt, from Old English *sċite (“dung”) and sċitte (“diarrhoea”), from Proto-West Germanic *skiti and *skittjā, from Proto-Germanic *skitiz, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- (“to split, divide, separate”).

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