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Added 9 October 2026

shit

/ʃɪt/ noun

In Latin: merda, stercus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about shit at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Obscene terms for feces.
Obscene words for unacceptable behavior.
I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk
A small worthless amount.
you don't know jack

verb

Give away information about somebody.
He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
Have a bowel movement.
The dog had made in the flower beds

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”). Related to Saterland Frisian Skiete, West Frisian skyte, skyt, Dutch schijt, German Low German Schiet, German Scheiße, Danish skidt, Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk skit, Norwegian Bokmål skitt, Icelandic skítur. Compare shite. Doublet of scheisse.

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