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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.

    Last edited on Aug 26 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

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