Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable, slang, vulgar)Having an empty bowel; greatly frightened; see usage notes below.

    The movie The Ring scared me shitless as a child.

More definitions
  • (used as complement) to the utmost degree

Examples

7 sentences

  1. She was scared shitless.

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  2. Ziri was scared shitless.

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  3. Karl was scared shitless.

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  4. Alberto was scared shitless.

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  5. I'm scared shitless.

    deMir geht der Arsch auf Grundeis.

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Origin

From shit + -less. Compare scare the shit out of.

From shit + -less. Compare scare the shit out of.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (used as complement) to the utmost degree:witless

Word family

6 related words
Relatedpisslessspitlesswitless
Derivedbored shitlessscared shitlessshitlessly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
shitshitfacedshitheadshitholeshitpostshittershitty
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