shit

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shit)

Inflections of 'shit' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
shits
v 3rd person singular
shitting
v pres p
shat
v past
shit
v past (Rare)
shitted
v past (Rare)
shat
v past p
shit
v past p (Rare)
shitted
v past p (Rare)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
shit  (shit),USA pronunciation n., v., shit or shat, shit•ting, interj. [Vulgar.]
n. 
  1. Slang Termsexcrement;
    feces.
  2. Slang Termsan act of defecating;
    evacuation.
  3. Slang Terms the shits. diarrhea.
  4. Slang Termspretense, lies, exaggeration, or nonsense.
  5. Slang Termssomething inferior or worthless.
  6. Slang Termsa selfish, mean, or otherwise contemptible person.
  7. Slang Termsnarcotic drugs, esp. heroin or marijuana.
  8. Slang Termspossessions, equipment, mementos, etc.;
    stuff.
  9. Slang Terms give a shit, to care;
    be concerned.
  10. Slang Terms up shit creek, in a desperate or hopeless situation;
    in serious trouble. Also, up shits creek, up shit creek without a paddle. 

v.i. 
  1. Slang Termsto defecate.

v.t. 
  1. Slang Termsto exaggerate or lie to.

interj. 
  1. Slang Terms(used to express disgust, disappointment, frustration, contempt, or the like).
  2. Slang Terms no shit, (used to express amazement, incredulity, or derision).
  • (verb, verbal) variant (with short i from past participle or noun, nominal) of earlier shite, Middle English shiten, Old English scītan; compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schiten (Dutch schijten), Old High German skīzan (German scheissen); (noun, nominal) re-formation from the verb, verbal, or continuation of Old English scite (in place names)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shit / ʃɪt/ (shits, shitting, shitted, shit, shat)
  1. to defecate
  2. (usually followed by on) to give the worst possible treatment (to)
  1. faeces; excrement
  2. an act of defecation
  3. rubbish; nonsense
  4. an obnoxious or worthless person
  5. for shits and giggles ⇒ for fun
  6. the shits ⇒ diarrhoea
  1. an exclamation expressing anger, disgust, etc
Etymology: Old English scite (unattested) dung, scītan to defecate, of Germanic origin; related to Old English scēadan to separate, Old Norse skīta to defecate, Middle Dutch schitte excrementˈshitty
'shit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
SOS - TS - bullshit - crock - diddlyshit - doodly-squat - gobshite - heel - horseshit - hot shit - shat - sheesh - sherbet - shicer - shit on a shingle - shit-stir - shitfaced - shithead - shithouse - shitkicker - shitlist - shittim wood - shitty - shoot - shyster - sol
Collocations: offensive, slang: [need, have] to shit, offensive: [pig, chicken, dog, cat, horse] shit, offensive, slang: shit and p*ss, more...

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