Word
shi
/ˈʃi/
Definition
interj. a word you shout when you are angry, surprised, or make a mistake.
interj. an exclamatory apocope of 'shit' used to express sudden frustration, dismay, or surprise.
Examples
“I have so much shi to do today.”
“He was just talking about some random shi that happened at the party last night.”
Examples
simple
“I have so much shi to do today.”
contextual
“He was just talking about some random shi that happened at the party last night.”
Teaching tip
This shortened form is often used in digital communication or African American Vernacular English to soften the impact of the full swear word while maintaining the same tone.
Etymology
Clipping of shibire. Coined by Japanese-Canadian geneticist and zoologist David Suzuki, the person who also coined "shibire".
shit + -h.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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