shit

[[t]ʃɪt[/t]]

n. v. shit or shat, shit•ting, interj. vulgar sl.

1) cvb sts excrement; feces

2) cvb sts an act of defecating; evacuation

3) sts the shits, diarrhea

4) cvb sts lies, exaggeration, or nonsense

5) sts something inferior or worthless

6) sts anything at all; the least thing (usu. used in the negative):

He doesn't know shit[/ex]

7) cvb sts a mean, contemptible person

8) sts narcotic drugs, esp. heroin or marijuana

9) cvb sts possessions; stuff

10) sts to defecate

11) sts to exaggerate or lie to

12) sts (used to express disgust, disappointment, or the like.)

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- get one's shit together

Etymology: bef. 1000; (v.) var. (with short i from ptp. or n.) of earlier shite, ME shiten, OE -scītan; cf. MLG, MD schiten (D schijten), OHG skīzan (G scheissen); (n.) re-formation from the v., or continuation of OE scite (in place names)