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Added 10 October 2026

shite

/ʃaɪt/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about shite at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Shit; trash; rubbish; nonsense.
That’s a load of shite.
A foolish or deceitful person.
He's a useless shite.

adjective

Bad; awful; shit.
That was a shite film.

interjection

An expression of annoyance or dismay.
Shite! I left my wallet at home.

verb

To defecate.

Origin

From 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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