slang (usually foll by on) to give the worst possible treatment (to)
—n
3.
faeces; excrement
4.
an act of defecation
5.
rubbish; nonsense
6.
an obnoxious or worthless person
7.
cannabis resin or heroin
8.
in the shit in trouble
9.
the shit hits the fan the real trouble begins
—interj
10.
an exclamation expressing anger, disgust, etc
[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 excrement]
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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