take shit

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: shĭt, IPA(key): /ʃɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪt === 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, Danish skidt, Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk skit, Norwegian Bokmål skitt, Icelandic skítur. Compare shite. Doublet of scheisse. ==== Alternative forms ==== (bowdlerizations) s--t, s**t, s—t etc. shite (UK, Ireland) sheeyit, sheeit, sheit, shiet, shi, shii (African-American Vernacular) shet (dialectal or slang) ==== Noun ==== shit (usually uncountable, plural shits) (vulgar) (countable, uncountable, colloquial, literally) Usually solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:feces (countable, informal, colloquial, literally) The act of shitting. (uncountable, colloquial) Rubbish; worthless matter. (uncountable, colloquial) Stuff, things. (uncountable, colloquial, slang, definite, US) (the shit) The best of its kind. (uncountable, slang) Genitalia, especially male. jerk one's shit (uncountable, colloquial) Nonsense; bullshit. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsense (countable, colloquial) A nasty, despicable person, used particularly of men. (uncountable, colloquial) (in negations) Anything. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nothing 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. (countable, colloquial) The smallest amount of concern or consideration. Synonyms: fuck, damn (uncountable, colloquial) A problem or difficult situation. (uncountable, colloquial) A strong rebuke. (uncountable, colloquial) Any recreational drug (e.g. cannabis, heroin, etc.). (uncountable, slang) Anything exceptional or remarkable. ===== Descendants ===== → Dutch: shit m → French: shit m → Ilocano: shet → Kankanaey: shet → Pitcairn-Norfolk: shet → Swedish: shit → Tagalog: shet ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== shit (comparative shitter or more shit, superlative shittest or most shit) (vulgar, colloquial) Of poor quality; worthless. Synonym: shitty Nasty; despicable. Synonym: shitty ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English schiten, shiten, from Old English sċītan, 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 ==== shit (third-person singular simple present shits, present participle shitting, simple past shat or (rare) shitted or (US) shit, past participle shat or (rare) shitted or (US) shit or shitten) (vulgar, colloquial) (intransitive, literally) To defecate. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:defecate For quotations using this term, see Citations:shit. (transitive, literally) To excrete (something) through the anus. (transitive, reflexive, literally) To defecate on; to soil through defecating. (ambitransitive, slang) To fart (especially a wet fart) or shart. (transitive) To fool or try to fool someone; to be deceitful. Synonyms: shit with; see also Thesaurus:deceive (transitive, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland) To annoy. [from 20th c.] ===== Related terms ===== beshit ===== Translations ===== ==== Interjection ==== shit (slang, mildly vulgar) Expression of worry, failure, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term. Synonyms: poo, poop, crap, crud; see also Thesaurus:dammit (vulgar) Used to show displeasure or surprise. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:shit. (vulgar) Used for mere emphasis; heck, hey. ===== Descendants ===== → Dutch: shit → Swedish: shit ===== Translations ===== ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === HITs, Hist, This, Tish, hist, hist-, hist., hits, iths, sith, this, tish == Albanian == === Verb === shit second-person singular imperative of shesh == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English shit. Doublet of schijt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɪt/ Hyphenation: shit Rhymes: -ɪt === Interjection === shit shit, darn Synonyms: kut, klote, kak ==== Usage notes ==== Not considered very vulgar, unlike in some English lects. But it is still sometimes euphemistically replaced by chips, e.g. around children. === Noun === shit m (uncountable, no diminutive) (slang) stuff (slang) trouble ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== scheet schijt schijten == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English shit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃit/ === Noun === shit m (uncountable) (slang) cannabis == Khasi == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Adjective === shit hot, warm === References === Singh, U Nissor (1906), Khasi-English dictionary‎[3], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 195. Searchable online at SEAlang.net. == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English shit. === Interjection === shit shit, wow, oh, oh my God, said when surprised or shocked Synonyms: oj, herregud, jävlar, helvete ==== Derived terms ==== shit pommes frites === Anagrams === hist.