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bored shitless

idiom
Meaning

Very bored


Origin

disputed origin

Modeled after scared shitless (“very scared”), thus “very bored”.

Examples
SIMPLE

I am bored shitless sitting in this long meeting.

CONTEXTUAL

The lecture was so repetitive that most of the students were bored shitless by the end of the hour.

COMPLEX

Trapped in the remote village with nothing to do for weeks, he found himself utterly bored shitless by the monotonous routine.

Anchors to
Related idioms1entry
  1. 01

    bored out of one's mind

    Extremely bored.

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