Meaning

3 senses
  1. (colloquial, mildly, slang, vulgar)Expression of worry, failure, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.

    Shit! I think that I forgot to pack my sleeping bag last night!

    Holy shit!

    Scheiße!

    сука!suka!, ебёна матьjebjóna matʹ, ёб твою́ мать!job tvojú matʹ!

    лайно!lajno!

  2. (colloquial, vulgar)Used to show displeasure or surprise.

    "Oh, shit. I left my worksheet at home," she said to the language arts teacher, which got her in trouble.

  3. (colloquial, vulgar)Used for mere emphasis; heck, hey.

Examples

638 sentences
  1. The shit has hit the fan.

    Все пішло шкереберть. — deniko

    deJetzt ist die Kacke am Dampfen. — MUIRIEL

  2. Don't be a piece of shit.

    Не будь лайном. — deniko

    ruНе говнись! — Karok

  3. What the fuck is this shit?

    Що це в біса за хуйня? — deniko

    ruЭто, блядь, что за хуйня? — Ooneykcall

  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

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

    Тобі насрати, еге ж? — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
expression of worry, failure:
Русский
By meaning 1
expression of worry, failure:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
expression of worry, failure:

Origin

From Middle English schiten, shiten, from Old English sċītan, from Proto-West Germanic *sk

From Middle English schiten, shiten, from Old English sċītan, from Proto-West Germanic *skītan, from Proto-Germanic *skītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skéydt, from *skeyd-, *skeh₁i-d (“to cut”) (compare *skey-).

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See also

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