Definition of shitcan

shitcan

noun

a can that holds shit.
Be careful when you walk over there, I wouldn't want you to dump the shitcan.

Last edited on Oct 27 2011. Submitted by Pazuzu from Minneapolis, MN, USA on Nov 11 2009.

verb - transitive

to throw away; discard; dispose of.
We need to shitcan this design and start over.
His ideas were shit-canned in favor of someone else's.

Last edited on Oct 27 2011. Submitted by Patrick from Austin, TX, USA on Jun 18 1998.
to fire from a job.
I got shitcanned last week.
- See more words with the same meaning: to fire, dismiss.
Last edited on Aug 26 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

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Slang terms with the same meaning

Other terms relating to 'to fire, dismiss':
firement	Definitions include: dismissal from a job; "firing".
can	Definitions include: bathroom.
give the boot	Definitions include: to dismiss or generally get rid of someone.
*sscan	Definitions include: a despicable person.
get the ax	Definitions include: to be fired.
sack	Definitions include: testicles.
whack	Definitions include: crazy.
dumbsize	Definitions include: to reduce the number of people employed in an organization or company to the point that there are no longer enough to carry out the work effectively.
get the pink slip	Definitions include: to be fired from a job.
give the axe	Definitions include: to terminate from employment.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'can':
AFAICS	Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can see".
AFAICT	Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can tell".
a few cans short of a six pack	Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
*ss-can	Definitions include: a despicable person.
beast in a can	Definitions include: great, awesome, cool; another form of beast or boss.
bite off more than (one) can chew	Definitions include: to take on a situation one can't master.
*break out a can of woop ss**	Definitions include: to beat a person; "kick (one's) ass".
CAE	Definitions include: acronym for "can anyone else".
can	Definitions include: bathroom.
can burn	Definitions include: to be a talented cook.
can do	Definitions include: a hard worker.
can it	Definitions include: to stop speaking.
can of sorrow	Definitions include: a canister of tear gas.
*can of whup-ss**	Definitions include: a large quantity of repressed anger or violence.
can of worms	Definitions include: something that has many difficult issues.
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Other terms relating to 'shit':
*act like (one's) sht doesn't stink**	Definitions include: to act superior.
*act like (one's) sht don't stink**	Definitions include: See act like (one's) shit doesn't stink.
*and sht**	Definitions include: used to emphasize the preceding statement.
*ape sht**	Definitions include: crazy.
*as sht**	Definitions include: "very".
*baby sht yellow**	Definitions include: offensive shade of yellow
*bag of sht**	Definitions include: a despicable person.
*bat-sht crazy**	Definitions include: very crazy.
*beat seven shades of sht out of**	Definitions include: to beat severely.
*beat the sht out of**	Definitions include: to beat severely.
*beer shts**	Definitions include: foul-smelling loose stools experienced the day after heavy drinking.
*be like flies on sht**	Definitions include: to be present in large numbers.
*bored shtless**	Definitions include: extremely bored.
*bore shtless**	Definitions include: to make a person extremely bored.
*brick shthouse**	Definitions include: a large muscular person.
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