shit

Meanings

Noun

• Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.
• An instance of defecation.
• Rubbish; worthless matter.
• Stuff, things.
• (the shit) The best of its kind.
• Nonsense; bullshit.
• A nasty, despicable person, used particularly of men.
• (in negations) Anything.
• A problem or difficult situation.
• A strong rebuke.
• Any recreational drug, usually cannabis.

Adjective

• Of poor quality; worthless.
• Nasty; despicable.

Verb

• To defecate.
• To excrete (something) through the anus.
• To fool or try to fool someone; to be deceitful.
• To annoy.

Interjection

• To show displeasure or surprise.
• heck, hey.

Origin

• From Middle English schit, schyt, from Old English sċite and sċitte, from Proto-Germanic *skīta-, *skītaz, *skitiz, from Proto-Indo-European *sḱeyd-, *skeyd-. Related to Middle Low German schite, Low German Schiet, Middle Dutch schitte (Dutch schijt), German Scheiße, Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk skit, Norwegian Bokmål skitt, Icelandic skítur. Compare shite.
• From Middle English schiten, shiten, from Old English scītan, from Proto-Germanic *skītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sḱeyd-, *skeh₁i-d (compare *skey-). Cognate with West Frisian skite, Low German schieten, Dutch schijten, German scheißen, Danish skide. More at shed.