• noun. displeasing behavior.

  I'm tired of his shit.

  I'm tired of his crap.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Jan 12 2010  (Edit definition)

• noun. anything displeasing.

  I'm tired of this shit.

  I'm tired of this crap.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Jan 12 2010  (Edit definition)

adjective

• bad or of poor quality.

  This music is just shit.

  This music is just crap.

  More words meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• 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.

  More words meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

interjection

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

  Shit, calm down.

  More words meaning: intensifiers (list of)

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• 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!

  More words meaning: exclamations (list of)

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

noun

• objects.

  Who left their shit in my car?

  Who left their crap in my car?

  More words meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• feces.

  There is shit on the floor.

  There is crap on the floor.

  More words meaning: feces

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• complaints, criticism.

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

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

  More words meaning: criticism

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

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

  Do you have the shit?

  This is great shit!

  More words meaning: drugs

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• 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.

  More words meaning: a mess

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• nothing.

  There ain't shit going on.

  More words meaning: nothing

  by Sam A., Kokomo, IN, USA, Aug 24 2002  (Edit definition)

• stuff.

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

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

  More words meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'

  by Maurice J., Fall River, MA, USA, Nov 21 2002  (Edit definition)

verb

• to defecate.

  I need to shit.

  I need to crap.

  More words meaning: to defecate, poop, shit

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

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

  That watch is yours? You're shitting me!

  More words meaning: to lie

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• to be good. See the shit.

  That party was shittin' last night.

  More words meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun

  by CO-CO k., Atlantic City, NJ, USA, Oct 21 2001  (Edit definition)

notes

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

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  by Russell T., Austin, TX, USA, Nov 05 1997  (Edit definition)

• 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.

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  by fleetadmiralmyracle, Decaturville, TN, USA, Jul 13 2005  (Edit definition)

adjective

• messed up as usual.

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

  More words meaning: a mess
  More words meaning: acronyms (list of)

  by Wayne C., San Mateo, CA, USA, Feb 23 1998  (Edit definition)

noun

• a mistake.

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

  More words meaning: a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate
  More words meaning: acronyms (list of)

  by C.G., Iowa, USA, Jul 14 2004  (Edit definition)

notes

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

  by Wayne C., San Mateo, CA, USA, Feb 23 1998  (Edit definition)

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

  More words meaning: military (related to)

  by Mike S., Sep 07 2006  (Edit definition)

adjective

• Acronym of "shit out of luck", meaning that there is nothing one can do to remedy some situation.

  I guess that means you're SOL.

  More words meaning: acronyms (list of)
  More words meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing
  More words meaning: luck, energy, karma

  by A.R.B., Green Bay, WI, USA, Apr 26 1998  (Edit definition)

noun

• promotional material.

  I won some swag from a local radio station.

  More words meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'

  by Anonymous, Jun 11 1998  (Edit definition)

• an approximation or educated guess. Acronym of "scientific wild-assed guess." Contrast with the less-precise "wag" (wild-assed guess).

  He didn't really know, so he just took a swag at it.

  More words meaning: an estimate, approximately

  by BP, IN, USA, Sep 06 2002  (Edit definition)

• stolen property heisted from trucks or vendors. Allegedly an abbreviation for "Stolen Without A Gun."

  More words meaning: stolen, stolen goods

  by Francis M., Dec 10 2008  (Edit definition)

• style. From swagger.

  That boy got some swag

  More words meaning: stylish, styling

  by Tim T., Feb 13 2009  (Edit definition)

notes

• In the "promotional material" sense, "swag" is allegedly an acronym for "stuff we all get."

  I won some swag from a local radio station.

  More words meaning: acronyms (list of)

  by j s., Jan 05 2005  (Edit definition)

noun

• acronym of "titty hard-on." That is - erect nipples.

  Do you have a THO?

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  More words meaning: breast, breasts

  by Jessica, OH, USA, Feb 13 1998  (Edit definition)