adjective

• of poor quality, displeasing.

  by Jonique, New Orleans, LA, USA, Jun 25 1997.

intransitive verb

• when a TV series passes its peak. Once a show has "jumped the shark," the viewer senses a noticeable decline in quality or feels the show has undergone too many changes to retain its original charm.

  When Sanjaya was on American Idol, ticket sales went way down. I think the show has jumped the shark.

  The TV show jumped the shark once they got married.

  by dave p., Chicago, IL, USA, Jan 21 2002.

notes

• The origin of this term is an episode of the television series Happy Days in which a character jumps over a shark while on water skis.

  by dave p., Chicago, IL, USA, Jan 21 2002.

adjective

• displeasing; UNCOOL. Acronym of "lack of coolness."

  I don't want to go to that loc dance tonight.

  That boy is so loc.

  by Ashley, Raleigh, NC, USA, Sep 23 2002.

noun

• a gangster.

  by Richard C., Oakland, CA, USA, Jun 16 2005.

adjective

• bad, unpleasant, stupid.

  by Amber L. Scott, Lawton, OK, USA, Jun 04 1997.

• with conflicting colors or patterns.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 09 2009.

adjective

• abbreviation of "heinous."

  That guy looked nas.

  by Z. Flynn, CA, USA, Feb 17 1998.

adjective

• really bad, disgusting.

  Oh man, your bathroom smells nasty!

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

• excellent; impressive; COOL.

  Dude, that's nasty!

  by ill S., Boston, MA, USA, Dec 01 2002.

• skilled.

  Man, he's nasty at guitar.

  by Andrew A., Holmdel, New Jersey, USA, Oct 22 2003.

adjective

• inadequate, displeasing, or of poor quality. Possible origin: underwear, called "pants" in Britain.

  by Jon Elms, UK, Nov 14 1997.

verb

• to pull down an individual's bottom-wear, exposing their underwear. A form of public humiliation.

  John's tighty whiteys were on full display after being pantsed.

  by The M., Bay Minette, AL, USA, Dec 24 2001.

notes

• Another possible etymology for the "displeasing" meaning is the German expression "toten Hosen." Literally "dead pants", the expression means "impotent" or "nothing going on".

  by Theodore S., Fort Wayne, IN, USA, Jul 13 2004.

adjective

• poor quality; displeasing.

  I can't believe you're still driving that piece of shit car!

  by Liz, Baltimore, MD, USA, Jun 14 2007.

noun

• an item of poor quality. Also abbreviated POS.

  That car is a piece of shit.

  That 1992 Corolla you're driving is a POS.

  Speaker: So, what kind of car do you drive?
  
  Response: It's a 1991 Pontiac POS.

  by Darien Reece, FL, USA, Jun 05 1997.

• an insult.

  You little piece of shit.

  by Anonymous, Jul 17 2007.

adjective

• inadequate, displeasing, or of poor quality. Also piss.

  I'm not drinking that, it's pish.

  by Chris, London, Greater London, UK, Jul 03 1997.

adverb

• poorly.

  Our team played pish.

  by John W., Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK, Sep 03 2004.

adjective

• bad. Possible origin: Shakespeare's Hamlet.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

adjective

• bad, of poor quality.

  That party was retarded!

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

• in love to the point of stupefaction.

  You two are retarded for each other.

  by Tim W., TX, USA, Jan 10 1999.

• excellent; COOL; AWESOME.

  by The D., New York, NY, USA, Jun 03 1999.

• under the influence of alcohol to the point of being retarded.

  Let's get retarded in here!

  by Colin H., Calgary, AB, Canada, Jul 07 2004.

adjective

• of poor quality.

  This is a sad car.

  by Fitz, CA, USA, Nov 09 1997.

• displeasing; UNCOOL.

  That was a sad party.

  by Fitz, CA, USA, Nov 09 1997.

adjective

• mean or disrespectful.

  Hey! You don't have to be so salty!

  by Nicole, AR, USA, Jul 21 1998.

• embarrassed because of one's own doing, especially when one makes a claim that turns out to be wrong.

  Man, he was feeling salty!

  by Miranda, OH, USA, Jun 09 1999.

• angry, irritated, grouchy.

  I'm salty because we lost the basketball game.

  Stay away from Amy, she's really salty today.

  He was salty when he found out he had to work Saturday night.

  by JD, Baltimore, MD, USA, Nov 08 1999.

• bitter.

  She's still salty because I didn't call her last night.

  by Anonymous, Chicago, IL, USA, Feb 28 2000.

• displeasing.

  Damn that's salty!

  by J, Cincinnati, OH, USA, Aug 27 2002.

• corny or childish.

  That was the saltiest joke I've heard in a long time.

  by Kellaman, D., MI, USA, May 01 2004.

notes

• See sausage party.

  Let's bounce, this is a sausage fest!

  by Jack Daniel, Miami, FL, USA, Apr 28 1998.

noun

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

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

  by Ben Conway, Chatfield, MN, USA, Sep 29 1997.

adjective

• damaged or poorly prepared.

  This meatloaf is scarred. It tastes horrible!

  by Justin, Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA, Nov 30 2001.

• very under the influence of alcohol.

  I got scarred yesterday at the homecoming game.

  by Missy, Chicago, IL, USA, Nov 29 2003.

verb

• to be bad or displeasing.

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

  by Bret, WY, USA, Oct 05 2001.

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

• 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!

  by A.R.B., Green Bay, WI, USA, Apr 26 1998.

adjective

• displeasing.

  This party is the shits.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

• diarrhea.

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

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.