shite
Shit; trash; rubbish; nonsenseShit; trash; rubbish; nonsense.
Translations
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2 senses(Ireland, UK, uncountable, usually, vulgar)Shit; trash; rubbish; nonsense.
That’s a load of shite.
Look at all this shite.
Scheiße, Scheiß
(Ireland, UK, countable, derogatory, uncommon, usually, vulgar)A foolish or deceitful person.
He's a useless shite.
- obscene terms for feces
Origin
From the Middle English shite, schite, scīte (“excrement”), cognate with Middle Low GermanFrom the Middle English shite, schite, scīte (“excrement”), cognate with Middle Low German schīte, Middle High German schīze, Dutch schijt. Compare Middle English shitel, scitel, scytel (“dung, excrement”), from Old English sċitel. More at shit. Doublet of scheisse.
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Forms
plural: shitesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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