shit
shit [shit shits shitted shat shitting] exclamation, noun, verb, adjective BrE [ʃɪt] NAmE [ʃɪt]
exclamation (taboo, slang)a swear word that many people find offensive, used to show that you are angry or annoyed
•Shit! I've lost my keys! Less offensive exclamations to use are blast, darn it (especially NAmE), damn or (BrE) bother.
Word Origin:
Old English scitte ‘diarrhoea’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schijten, German scheissen (verb). The term was originally neutral and used without vulgar connotation.
Idioms: beat/kick the shit out of somebody ▪ ↑in deep shit ▪ ↑in the shit ▪ ↑like shit ▪ ↑no shit! ▪ ↑not give a shit ▪ ↑shit happens ▪ ↑when the shit hits the fan
noun (taboo, slang)
1. uncountable solid waste matter from the ↑bowels
Syn: ↑excrement
•a pile of dog shit on the path A more polite way to express this example would be ‘a pile of dog poo/poop’.
2. singular an act of emptying solid waste matter from the ↑bowels
•to have/take a shit
3. uncountable stupid remarks or writing; nonsense
•You're talking shit!
•She's so full of shit.
•Don't give me that shit.
see also ↑bullshit
4. countable (disapproving)an unpleasant person who treats other people badly
•He's an arrogant little shit.
5. uncountable criticism or unfair treatment
•I'm not going to take any shit from them.
more at bug the crap/shit out of sb at ↑bug v., crock of shit at ↑crock, scare the shit out of sb at ↑scare v.
Word Origin:
Old English scitte ‘diarrhoea’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schijten, German scheissen (verb). The term was originally neutral and used without vulgar connotation.
Example Bank:
•He's an arrogant little shit.
verb (shit·ting, shit, shit)(taboo, slang) shat /[ʃæt] / and, in BrE, shit • ted are also used for the past tense and past participle.
1. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) to empty solid waste matter from the ↑bowels A more polite way of expressing this is ‘to go to the toilet/lavatory’ (BrE), ‘to go to the bathroom’ (NAmE) or ‘to go’. A more formal expression is ‘to empty the bowels’.
2. transitive ~ yourself to empty solid waste matter from the ↑bowels by accident
3. transitive ~ yourself to be very frightened
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English scitte ‘diarrhoea’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schijten, German scheissen (verb). The term was originally neutral and used without vulgar connotation.
adjective (taboo, slang, especially BrE)
very bad
•You're shit and you know you are!
•They're a shit team.
Word Origin:
Old English scitte ‘diarrhoea’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schijten, German scheissen (verb). The term was originally neutral and used without vulgar connotation.
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