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shit

[shit] / ʃɪt /
NOUN
unspecified things, stuff
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK




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“We’re gonna look at shipping tractor trailers full of that shit in here,” he said.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026

And who is making, and selling, all this Trump shit?

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2024

A small group of nobodies on TikTok saying dumb shit is not a viral trend that necessitates mass hysteria in response.

From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2023

Some were still wearing the same old shit.

From New York Times ● May 22, 2023

I’d rather go out with a guy who’s facing his shit than a guy who’s running from his shit.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

One is a giant Alaskan Malamute who eats an entire box of shredded wheat and then shits on the floor.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2024

You’d be surprised how much a giant space crab shits.

From The Verge ● Aug. 15, 2018

McCartney’s men’s line included preppy polo shits and V-neck sweaters matched with patterned overcoats and relaxed track pants or jeans.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 17, 2018

The dog, for example, shits on his pillow.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2010

Those afflicted by the pale mare were always thirsty, drinking gallons between their shits.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Washington will play in the Wooden Legacy, a four-team preseason tournament on Nov. 24 and 25 in Anaheim, Calif. shat includes Saint Mary’s, Vanderbilt and Fresno State.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2022

I loved him more than I ever thought I could love a person who shat into my hand while screaming at me.

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2018

My question to him was, “How do you know that these were pieces of human faeces and not humans that were eaten by American lions and then shat out in the caves?”

From National Geographic ● Jun. 9, 2018

As if McQueen has just shat on the carpet – which, metaphorically speaking, you could say he has.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 24, 2016

Their two turkeys were sitting on the ground under the roosting chickens, getting shat upon as they snoozed.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Downtown had turned to chaos—people walking everywhere, cars trying to creep through the packed streets, police horses shitting on the sidewalk.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2023

"I went in and said 'guys, I've just seen Brazil holding hands. They're shitting themselves!'"

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2021

“Eh, why bother? It’s not like she’ll be shitting in her pants at high-school graduation.”

From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2018

“I remember Joe Calzaghe saying: ‘The walk to the ring is all an act because I’m shitting myself inside.’

From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2017

She said that she felt like a road sign with birds shitting on her.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy


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