shit

Etymology 1

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, Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk skit, Norwegian Bokmål skitt, Icelandic skítur. Compare shite.

noun

1. (countable, uncountable, colloquial, vulgar) Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.
   The practice in most African and some Asian cities is for private lorries to suck up human waste and dump it in rivers. … In tackling the shit problem, economics could well be a clincher. 30 Jul 2011, “Cholera and the super-loo”, in The Economist
2. (countable, colloquial, vulgar) The act of shitting.
3. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Rubbish; worthless matter.
   Throw that shit out!
4. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Stuff, things.
   I want your shit out of my garage by tomorrow.
   Fuck it. I don't feel like doing this shit.
   JAMES CARTER: You put your own shit in the back; I'm not a skycap. 1998, Jim Kouf, Ross LaManna, Rush Hour, California: New Line Cinema
   Don't know why I put up with this shit / When you don't put out and Zip City's so far away 2001, “Zip City”, performed by Mike Cooley
   He’s physical and monosyllabic. He does all sorts of cool shit, and he subtly rediscovers his own heroism without making a big thing out of it. But he’s a supporting character, and he knows it. December 1, 2017, Tom Breihan, “Mad Max: Fury Road might already be the best action movie ever made”, in The Onion AV Club
5. (uncountable, colloquial, vulgar, definite, US) (the shit) The best of its kind.
   These grapes are the shit!
   When gangsters bump my shit, can they feel my hunger? 2003, “What Up Gangsta”, in Curtis Jackson, Rob Tewlow (lyrics), Reef Tewlow (music), Get Rich or Die Tryin', performed by 50 Cent, New York City: Shady Records
6. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Nonsense; bullshit.
   Everything he says is a load of shit.
7. (countable, vulgar, colloquial) A nasty, despicable person, used particularly of men.
   Her son has been a real shit to her.
   I am a shit and a rotter.
8. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) (in negations) Anything.
   We don’t have shit to live on. (We don’t have anything to live on.)
   John can't sing for shit. (John can't sing at all.)
   You ain't shit. (You're nothing; you aren't worth anything.)
9. (countable, vulgar, colloquial) The smallest amount of concern or consideration.
   I don't give a shit.
10. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) A problem or difficult situation.
    I'm in some serious shit.
    Some shit went down at the nightclub last night.
11. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) A strong rebuke.
    I gave him shit for being three hours late twice in one week.
12. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Any recreational drug (e.g. cannabis, heroin, etc.).
13. (uncountable, slang, vulgar) Anything exceptional or remarkable.
    I heard Bobby escaped from the police by jumping off a bridge into the river. Ain't that some shit?

adj

1. (vulgar, colloquial) Of poor quality; worthless.
   What a shit film that was!
2. (vulgar, colloquial) Nasty; despicable.
   That was a shit thing to do to him.

Etymology 2

From Middle English schiten, shiten, from Old English scītan, from Proto-West Germanic *skītan, from Proto-Germanic *skītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skéydt, from *skeyd-, *skeh₁i-d (“to cut”) (compare *skey-). Cognate with West Frisian skite, Low German schieten, Dutch schijten, German scheißen, Danish skide. More at shed.

verb

1. (intransitive, vulgar, colloquial) To defecate.
   For quotations using this term, see Citations:shit.
2. (transitive, vulgar, colloquial) To excrete (something) through the anus.
3. (transitive, vulgar, colloquial) To fool or try to fool someone; to be deceitful.
   Twelve hundred dollars!? Are you shitting me!?
4. (transitive, vulgar, colloquial, Australia) To annoy.
   I saw red and smashed a plate and a bowl. […] I swept up the mess. I bawled a lot as I swept […] I also thought, I am about to get my period. It absolutely shits me that this should explain anything. 1983, Helen Garner, Yellow Notebook: Diaries Volume I, Text Publishing, published 2022, page 70

intj

1. (vulgar) Expression of worry, failure, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.
   Shit! I think that I forgot to pack my sleeping bag last night!
   Holy shit!
   Oh, shit!
2. (vulgar) Used to show displeasure or surprise.
   "Oh, shit. I left my worksheet at home," she said to the language arts teacher, which got her in trouble.
3. (vulgar) Used for mere emphasis; heck, hey.
   All my comrades were laughing and clowning me, but shit, that didn't stop me from talking more shit. 2017, Darrell Smith, Miracle Baby