shit-stir verb to tell tales, or spread rumours, with the specific intention of causing trouble UK A limited variation of “stir the shit”.
ANTHONY: Hey Dave, Beverly Macca was in the offie [off-licence]. DAVE: What are you telling me for? ANTHONY: Well, you fancy her don’t you? DAVE: Stop shit-stirring. — Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, The RoyleFamily, 1999