noun

• a gathering with many more males than females. Connotes displeasure.

  Let's take off, this is just a sausage party.

  More words meaning: a party, event, gathering, meeting
  More words meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing

  by Ben Conway, Chatfield, MN, USA, Sep 29 1997  (Edit definition)

adjective

• damaged or poorly prepared.

  This meatloaf is scarred. It tastes horrible!

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

  by Justin, Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA, Nov 30 2001  (Edit definition)

• very under the influence of alcohol.

  I got scarred yesterday at the homecoming game.

  More words meaning: under the influence of alcohol, drunk

  by Missy, Chicago, IL, USA, Nov 29 2003  (Edit definition)

adjective

• ugly, weird.

  Those pink teddy bear bedroom slippers are scary!

  More words meaning: crazy, insane, weird, strange
  More words meaning: unattractive, ugly

  by Cookie, MI, USA, Jul 01 1998  (Edit definition)

verb

• see have a screw loose.

  More words meaning: crazy, insane, weird, strange

  by Tiffani, IL, USA, Nov 19 2001  (Edit definition)

verb

• to be bad or displeasing.

  My brother just wrecked my car. That just screws the badger now don't it!

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

  by Bret, WY, USA, Oct 05 2001  (Edit definition)

transitive verb

• to have sex. Also skrog.

  They ended up scrogging after the first date.

  I scrogged her after the first date.

  More words meaning: sexual intercourse

  by Matt McPhail, Indiana State University, 200 N 7th St, Terre Haute, IN 47807, USA, Apr 20 1998  (Edit definition)

• To damage or trash. Also skrog.

  The printer got scrogged.

  More words meaning: to break, ruin, destroy

  by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009  (Edit definition)

• transitive verb. to ignore someone socially. British.

  He shadied me in favour of that slag.

  by Anonymous, Jan 09 2010  (Edit definition)

adjective

• immoral or illegal.

  Their company has been involved in some shady dealings.

  More words meaning: suspicious, immoral, illegal

  by Jose Arellano, Lubbock, TX, USA, Sep 22 1997  (Edit definition)

• suspicious.

  That deal sounds rather shady.

  More words meaning: suspicious, immoral, illegal

  by Jose Arellano, Lubbock, TX, USA, Sep 22 1997  (Edit definition)

• unclear or purposely misleading.

  He's being shady about what went on.

  More words meaning: to lie

  by Jose Arellano, Lubbock, TX, USA, Sep 22 1997  (Edit definition)

• dangerous.

  That's a shady part of town.

  More words meaning: dangerous

  by Karl, Boston, MA, USA, Apr 15 1998  (Edit definition)

noun

• Software purchased on a whim (by an individual user) or in accordance with policy (by a corporation or government agency), but not actually required for any particular use. Therefore, its box often ends up on some shelf.

  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: unimportant, useless

  by The Jargon File, Sep 28 2009  (Edit definition)

adjective

• deceitful, untrustworthy.

  I wouldn't hang out with him, he's shiesty.

  More words meaning: suspicious, immoral, illegal

  by Jim Dogg, Oakland, CA, USA, Feb 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• greedy. Also sheisty.

  More words meaning: stingy or greedy

  by Veronica C., San Jose, CA, USA, Mar 15 1998  (Edit definition)

• 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.

  More words meaning: alternative spellings or pronunciations (list of)

  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.

  More words meaning: acronyms (list of)

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

adjective

• in an irreparable bad situation. Often abbreviated SOL.

  You have no money for cab fare? Well then I guess you're shit out of luck!

  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)

adjective

• displeasing.

  This party is the shits.

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

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001  (Edit definition)

• diarrhea.

  He didn't come to work today because he's got the shits.

  More words meaning: diarrhea (related to)

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001  (Edit definition)

adjective

• displeasing or of poor quality.

  That movie was shitty.

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

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 14 1998  (Edit definition)

• inebriated. The term is considered feminine, and men tend to prefer the more masculine "shit faced."

  Let's go get shitty!

  More words meaning: under the influence of alcohol, drunk

  by Anonymous, Sep 21 1999  (Edit definition)

noun

• a u-turn.

  More words meaning: driving and driving maneuvers

  by joe s., Cass Lake, MN, USA, May 29 1999  (Edit definition)

noun

• A slipshod compilation of software dumped onto a CD-ROM without much care for quality.

  Those $10 software CD-ROMs just contain a bunch of shovelware.

  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: unimportant, useless

  by The Jargon File, Sep 28 2009  (Edit definition)

noun

• A hardware or (especially) software bug that makes an implementation effectively unusable - one that absolutely has to be fixed before development can go on. Opposite in connotation from its original theatrical use, which refers to something stunningly good.

  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: to break, ruin, destroy

  by The Jargon File, Sep 28 2009  (Edit definition)

adjective

• great; COOL, AWESOME.

  That movie was sick!

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

  by Kip Walker, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Nov 03 1997  (Edit definition)

• disgusting, gruesome, nauseating.

  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy

  by Gabe B., Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA, Apr 28 2004  (Edit definition)

adjective

• messy, run down, delapitated.

  My flat is real skank, just look at the fridge

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

  by ryan, New Zealand, May 20 2002  (Edit definition)

noun

• a dirty or promiscuous female.

  Stay away from that skank.

  More words meaning: promiscuous
  More words meaning: woman, women, female

  by Anonymous, Aug 31 1997  (Edit definition)

verb

• to perform a particular style of dance to ska music.

  Look at that guy skank!

  More words meaning: to dance

  by David LaBrie, VA, USA, Sep 23 1997  (Edit definition)

• to steal.

  He skanked my pencil.

  More words meaning: to steal

  by Jon S., Niskayuna, NY, USA, May 10 1998  (Edit definition)

• to defraud; CHEAT; CON.

  This isn't a real Gucci. That guy skanked me!

  More words meaning: to take advantage of, cheat, trick

  by Rob D., Cambridge University, Granta Pl, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1, UK, Jun 28 1999  (Edit definition)