Meaning

14 senses
  1. (colloquial, countable, literally, uncountable, usually, vulgar)Usually solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.

    The field is covered in shit.

    He left a shit in the toilet.

    Scheiße, Scheisse, Kacke

    говно́govnó, гомно́gomnó, дерьмо́derʹmó

    гімно́himnó, лайно́lajnó

  2. (colloquial, countable, informal, literally, usually, vulgar)The act of shitting.

    I need to take a shit.

  3. (colloquial, uncountable, usually, vulgar)Rubbish; worthless matter.

    Throw that shit out!

    Get rid of that shit!

    Scheiß

    говно́govnó, гомно́gomnó, дерьмо́derʹmó

    a small worthless amount

  4. (colloquial, uncountable, usually, vulgar)Stuff, things.

    I want your shit out of my garage by tomorrow.

    Fuck it. I don't feel like doing this shit.

    хреньxrenʹ, шня́гаšnjága, поебо́таpojebóta

  5. (US, colloquial, definite, slang, uncountable, usually, vulgar)(the shit) The best of its kind.

    These grapes are the shit!

    классklass, классноklassno, обалденноobaldenno

  6. (slang, uncountable, usually, vulgar)Genitalia, especially male.

    jerk one's shit

  7. (colloquial, uncountable, usually, vulgar)Nonsense; bullshit.

    Everything he says is a load of shit.

    Enough of this shit!

    Scheiß, Scheiss

    говно́govnó, гомно́gomnó, вздорvzdor

  8. (colloquial, countable, usually, vulgar)A nasty, despicable person, used particularly of men.

    Her son has been a real shit to her.

    I am a shit and a rotter.

    Scheißkerl, Drecksack, Mistkerl

    говню́кgovnjúk, гни́даgnída, гадgad

  9. (colloquial, uncountable, usually, vulgar)Anything.

    We don’t have shit to live on.

    John can't sing for shit.

  10. (colloquial, countable, usually, vulgar)The smallest amount of concern or consideration.

    I don't give a shit.

  11. (colloquial, uncountable, usually, vulgar)A problem or difficult situation.

    I'm in some serious shit.

    Some shit went down at the nightclub last night.

    жо́паžópa, пизде́цpizdéc, пизда́pizdá

  12. (colloquial, uncountable, usually, vulgar)A strong rebuke.

    I gave him shit for being three hours late twice in one week.

Examples

638 sentences
  1. The shit has hit the fan.

    Все пішло шкереберть. — deniko

    deJetzt ist die Kacke am Dampfen. — MUIRIEL

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  2. Don't be a piece of shit.

    Не будь лайном. — deniko

    ruНе говнись! — Karok

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  3. What the fuck is this shit?

    Що це в біса за хуйня? — deniko

    ruЭто, блядь, что за хуйня? — Ooneykcall

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  4. I don't wanna clean up dog shit.

    Я не хочу прибирати собаче лайно. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ не хочу убирать собачье дерьмо. — Hellerick

    deIch will keine Hundescheiße wegputzen. — Naina

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  5. You don't give a shit, do you?

    Тобі насрати, еге ж? — deniko

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
solid excretory product — see also feces, poop, stool, excrement, excretion, turd, defecation:
Русский
By meaning 9
not anything, nothing:
solid excretory product — see also feces, poop, stool, excrement, excretion, turd, defecation:
rubbish:
stuff, things:
the best of its kind:
nonsense, bullshit:
nasty, despicable person:
problem or difficult situation:
any recreational drug:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
not anything, nothing:
solid excretory product — see also feces, poop, stool, excrement, excretion, turd, defecation:
rubbish:
nonsense, bullshit:
nasty, despicable person:

Origin

From Middle English schit, schyt, from Old English *sċite (“dung”) and sċitte (“diarrhoea”

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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