shit
n. uncountablen. a very rude word for solid waste from the body. You also use it to talk about things that are bad, or just 'stuff' in general when you are being very informal.
n. fecal matter; excrement. Highly informal and vulgar in register, frequently used as a general term for possessions, events, or poor-quality items.
I need to clear all this shit off my desk.
He was in deep shit with his boss after missing the deadline for the third time this month.
The dialogue is full of the kind of authentic street shit that makes the film feel grounded in its specific urban setting despite the fantastical plot.
From Middle English schit, schyt, from Old English sċite (“dung”) and sċitte (“diarrhoea”), from Proto-West Germanic skiti and skittjā, from Proto-Germanic skitiz, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- (“to split, divide, separate”). Related to Saterland Frisian Skiete, West Frisian skyte, skyt, Dutch schijt, German Low German Schiet, German Scheiße, Danish skidt, Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk skit, Norwegian Bokmål skitt, Icelandic skítur. Compare shite. Doublet of scheisse.
From Middle English schiten, shiten, from Old English sċītan, from Proto-West Germanic skītan, from Proto-Germanic skītaną, from Proto-Indo-European skéydt, from skeyd-, skeh₁i-d (“to cut”) (compare skey-). Cognate with West Frisian skite, Low German schieten, Dutch schijten, German scheißen, Danish skide. More at shed.
Primarily uncountable when referring to waste or general 'stuff'; occasionally used with an article in specific idioms like 'a piece of shit'.
He told me many shits about his life.He told me a lot of shit about his life.When used to mean 'stuff' or 'nonsense', the word is uncountable and should not be used in the plural form.