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shit
verb- to defecate UK, 1308
Conventional English for about 500 years from the C14, then, sometime in the C19, slipped into vulgarity. - The Mafia? I shit ’em. — Barrie Keefe, The Long Good Friday, 1979
- to deceive someone; to lie to someone or stretch the truth US, 1934
An abbreviated form of BULLSHIT- “You’re shitting me,” says Mule. “I wouldn’t shit you. You’re my favorite turd,” says the chief. — Darryl Ponicsan, The Last Detail, p. 17, 1970
- [H]e could picture the guy now: little Jew-boy with a cowboy hat, “Larry, you’re shittin’ me, aren’t you?” — Elmore Leonard, Mr. Majestyk, p. 135, 1974
- “You shittin’ me?” “Would I shit you? You’re my favorite turd.” — Richard Price, The Wanderers, p. 25, 1974
- “You’re not shitting me,” Finney said. “Officer,” I said, “for all I know, I am shitting you.” — George Higgins, Kennedy for the Defense, p. 76, 1980
- Don’t shit a shitter. — Elmore Leonard, Cat Chaser, 1982
- You’re shittin, right? Kip? — Gone in 60 Seconds, 2000
- I ain’t shittin u. — Sacha Baron-Cohen Da Gospel According to Ali G, 2001
- You’re shitting me! — Ministry, p. 162, May 2002
▶ shit a brick
to have a difficult time accepting something; to react with anger US, 1959- All I know is that people were shitting bricks up at his place last Saturday. — Mike Hodges, Get Carter, p. 53, 1971
- When I told Woody and the brass about this coup, they practically shit a brick. I’m talkin’ an adobe brick. — Natural Born Killers, 1994
- Yep, Gil Green shit a brick when he saw the bill. — Stephen J.Cannell, King Con, p. 17, 1997
- [H]e nearly shat a brick. Well, not a brick really, more like a lager shandy. — John King, White Trash, p. 39, 2001
▶ shit all over
to surpass someone or something by a great degree UK- That’s what I call a hymn. It shits all over “All Things Bright and Beautiful”, doesn’t it? — Richard Herring, Talking Cock, p. 57, 2003
▶ shit in
to win easily or by a large margin AUSTRALIA- The teller picked up a fistful of silver and pushed the lot back and said “Lady–you SHIT IN.” — Sam Weller, Old Bastards I Have Met, p. 66, 1979
- All my men are on and he will shit in. So don’t ask me to pull it because I won’t. — Clive Galea, Slipper, p. 65, 1988
▶ shit it
to be very nervous or worried; to be thoroughly frightened UK
An allusion to the bowel-loosening effect of terror.- Whatever he thinks is fine by me. I’m shitting it. — John King, Human Punk, p. 114, 2000
- I would’ve done anything for her. But I was shitting it that she’d tell Ged. — Kevin Sampson, Outlaws, p. 104, 2001
- What about me? I’m shitting it, that’s what. Just totally and utterly shitting it. — Ben Elton, High Society, p. 227, 2002
▶ shit it in
to do something with ease AUSTRALIA- Crowds can be heavy, but if you’ve ever surfed a metropolitan break, you’ll shit it in. — Tracks, p. 45, October 1992
▶ shit nickels
to be very frightened US- — Collin Baker et al., College Undergraduate Slang Study Conducted at Brown University, p. 193, 1968
▶ shit on
to disparage or abuse someone US, 1936- Not wanting to shit on the Scousers too much — Tony Wilson, 24 Hour Party People, p. 164, 2002
▶ shit or get off the pot
to make a choice between inaction and action US, 1939- “I either got to shit or get off the pot. And you know when I’ll get another chance like that.” — James Jones, From Here to Eternity, p. 608, 1951
- Nixon went through the roof. “There comes a time in matters like this when you’ve got to either shit or get off the pot.” — Chris Matthew, Hardball, p. 173, 1998
▶ shit the life out of
to frighten someone UK
Variation of conventional “scare the life out of” combined with SCARETHESHITOUTOF.- It really shit the life out of us[.] — Dave Courtney, Stop the Ride I Want to Get Out, p. 74, 1999
▶ shit your pants- to soil your underpants by accidental defecation UK
- YOU SHIT YOUR PANTS BUT YOU FAIL TO SNIFF ITS SMELL. — The Guardian, 23 March 2001
- to be terrified UK
To lose control over your excretory functions is noted as a symptom of extreme terror; however, this is used figuratively (most of the time), often as an exaggeration. - He went into this whole story and he sent the letter and he was shitting in his pants, waiting for the FCC to show up. — Howard Stern, Private Parts, p. 140, 1994
▶ shit your shorts
to behave in a nervous or frightened manner US- That’s what people do when they’re feelin’ scared and insecure. You’re shittin’ your shorts an’ lookin’ over your shoulder the whole time[.] — Christopher Brookmyre, The Sacred Art of Stealing, p. 7, 2002
▶ shit yourself
to be terrified UK, 1813
Losing control over your excretory functions is noted as a symptom of extreme terror; it is used here (and most of the time) in a figurative sense, certainly as an exaggeration.- When I woke up I couldn’t see land! I absolutely fucking shat myself. — Dave Courtney, Raving Lunacy, p. 238, 2000
- The others shit themselves. — Kevin Sampson, Outlaws, p. 1, 2001
- Two blondes grabbed me and tried to take me into the bathroom [...] I bottled it and shat myself. — The Guardian, p. 4, 28 June 2004
▶ to not know whether to shit or go blind
to be perplexed about the right course of action US, 1932- He really and truly didn’t know whether to shit or go blind. — Donald Westlake, Cops and Robbers, p. 167, 1972
- One week, boys–and if I ain’t got her where she don’t know whether to shit or go blind, the money is yours. — Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, p. 30, 1974
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