shit

1 noun taboo, especially spoken

1 shit!/oh shit! used to express anger, fear, or disappointment: Shit! I've left my purse at home.

2 BODY WASTE (U) solid waste that comes out of your body from your bowels: Mind that dog shit!

3 have/get the shits to have or get diarrhoea

4 STH UNPLEASANT/BAD QUALITY (U) something that is useless or very bad quality: Their apartment is full of cheap modern shit. | What's that shit you're reading?

5 STUPID/UNTRUE TALK (U) something that you think is stupid or untrue: You expect me to believe that shit? | full of shit (=saying things that are stupid or not true): You're full of shit, Rudy. All this stuff about money and cars is just to impress the girls.

6 PERSON (C) someone who is very unpleasant and treats other people badly: You don't want to get involved with Colin - he's a complete shit.

7 in deep shit also in the shit BrE in a lot of trouble: Pete's in deep shit because his wife's found out that he lied to her.

8 not give/care a shit to not care at all about something: I don't give a shit what you think!

9 feel like shit to feel very ill: I woke up with a hangover, and felt like shit for the rest of the day.

10 beat/kick the shit out of to beat or kick someone very violently: I'll beat the shit out of you!

11 give sb shit to insult someone or criticize them: She's always giving me shit about my clothes and stuff.

12 the shit hit the fan used to say that there will be a lot of trouble when someone finds out about something: He'll be back this afternoon, and that's when the shit will really hit the fan.

—see also: scare the shit out of scare 1 (1), tough shit tough 1 (6) 2 verb past tense and past participle shit or shat taboo, especially spoken

1 (I) to pass solid waste out of your body from your bowels

2 shit yourself to feel very worried or frightened: I'm absolutely shitting myself about the test next week.

3 (T) AmE to tell someone something that is untrue: Are you shitting me?

3 adjective taboo, spoken

1 especially BrE very bad: Jim is shit at football. | It's a really shit job.

2 be up shit creek to be in a very difficult or dangerous situation