adjective

• acronym of "all fucked up." A shortened version of SNAFU.

  That is totally afu, dude!

  by Clifford Phillips, Spokane, WA, USA, Jul 07 2007.

adjective

• strange, stupid; WEIRD.

  Don't worry about Eric, he's just ate up.

  by Pekka Pennanen, Finland, Jun 21 1997.

• not "squared away" (i.e. not organized or prepared: a mess.) If someone does something poorly, they're "ate up." Origin: the United States military. In the example phrase, "soup sandwich" is an example of something messy. Note: eight up may be the correct spelling.

  You're all ate up like a soup sandwich!

  by Nate Marx, Manassas, VA, USA, Mar 26 1998.

• burnt out or exhausted from the use of illegal drugs, usually ecstasy.

  He's really ate up from the rave last night.

  by Maestro, Newark, DE, USA, Apr 17 1998.

• outdone or outperformed in a contest, such as a sporting event.

  Man, you got ate up by that move.

  by Kevin Kronfeld, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA, Dec 22 1999.

• crazy; insane.

  by tiffany, Anderson, IN, USA, Mar 12 2002.

• interested, to the point of near obsession.

  He's ate up about the military.

  by Anonymous, Jul 24 2007.

• to be consumed with an incurable illness.

  Mabel is ate up with the cancer.

  by G. R., Nov 21 2008.

noun

• US Army phonetics for "CF", an acronym of cluster fuck. Also CF.

  by Jeff M., Austin, TX, USA, Jan 09 2002.

noun

• an unorganized mess, which will be difficult to organize again. Some examples of "cluster fucks": a car pileup, a messy room, an unorganized meeting.

  by Kevin H., Cedar Rapids, IA, USA, Nov 29 2001.

noun

• nonsense, lies. While shit could be used to express this definition, crap is far more common. Also bull crap.

  What he said is crap. Don't believe a word of it.

  by Sarah Beep, Australia, Mar 30 1998.

notes

• the uses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit." See shit for those definitions.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

adjective

• confused, ruined; MESSED UP. Term is an acronym of "fucked up beyond all recognition." Also fubared.

  That project is totally fubar.

  That project is totally fubared.

  by Wayne C., San Mateo, CA, USA, Feb 23 1998.

notes

• Also described as an acronym for "fucked up beyond all reason."

  by Erik J., Gera, Germany, Mar 25 2006.

adjective

• bad or of poor quality.

  This music is just shit.

  This music is just crap.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• very good, excellent; COOL. Always preceded by "the" in the complimentary usage. (Does not apply to "crap.")

  I loved that movie! It was the shit.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

interjection

• used to emphasize a point or request. Also sheesh. (Usually "crap" is not used in this sense.)

  Shit, calm down.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• used to convey surprise or alarm. Also sheesh. Submitter Emily remembers Kermit The Frog, a character on the children's television program "Sesame Street," saying "sheesh." So despite its (possible) origin as a censored replacement for "shit," it's use is acceptible in polite company.

  Shit!

  Oh shit!

  Crap!

  Oh crap!

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

noun

• objects.

  Who left their shit in my car?

  Who left their crap in my car?

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• feces.

  There is shit on the floor.

  There is crap on the floor.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• complaints, criticism.

  I've been getting a lot of shit from my landlord.

  I've been getting a lot of crap from my landlord.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• drugs. ("Crap" is not used to mean drugs.)

  Do you have the shit?

  This is great shit!

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• a mess.

  You'll have to sit in the back seat, 'cause there's shit all over the front seat.

  You'll have to sit in the back seat, 'cause there's crap all over the front seat.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• nothing.

  There ain't shit going on.

  by Sam A., Kokomo, IN, USA, Aug 24 2002.

• stuff.

  There's a lot of shit out there you don't know.

  by Maurice J., Fall River, MA, USA, Nov 21 2002.

verb

• to defecate.

  I need to shit.

  I need to crap.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• to attempt to deceive; LIE TO. (Does not apply to "crap.")

  That watch is yours? You're shitting me!

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• to be good. See the shit.

  That party was shittin' last night.

  by CO-CO k., Atlantic City, NJ, USA, Oct 21 2001.

notes

• also shiznit, shiz. Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted above. See also no shit.

  by Russell T., Austin, TX, USA, Nov 05 1997.

• Folk etymology: An abbreviation used in maritime slang years ago. "SHIT" was painted on the sides of ships manure as an acronym for "Ship High In Transit." The methane released by the manure caused the ship to float high on the water.

  by fleetadmiralmyracle, Decaturville, TN, USA, Jul 13 2005.

adjective

• messed up as usual.

  Well, that's typical, they're just snafu!

  by Wayne C., San Mateo, CA, USA, Feb 23 1998.

noun

• a mistake.

  There was a little SNAFU with your car, Mrs. Reynolds.

  by C.G., Iowa, USA, Jul 14 2004.

notes

• Acronym for "situation normal, all fucked up."

  by Wayne C., San Mateo, CA, USA, Feb 23 1998.

• Acronym for "simultaneous Navy / Army fuck-up."

  by Mike S., Sep 07 2006.