noun

• one's taste. That is, an activity that one finds appealing.

  Nah, man, smoking is not my bag.

  That movie last night was not my bag.

  by Mario C., Elizabeth, NJ, USA, Apr 26 1999.

• a (usually small, plastic) bag containing drugs or drug paraphernalia.

  What's in the bag, man?

  by Anonymous, Aug 10 2002.

• a displeasing woman; HAG.

  Laura next door is a real old bag.

  by Ash L., Burlingame, CA, USA, Jun 14 2003.

transitive verb

• to deceive.

  You've got to be baggin' me!

  by John S., Phoenix, AZ, USA, Jun 21 1997.

• to acquire

  I bagged the job I interviewed for!

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

• to be caught doing something wrong, or arrested.

  John got bagged for stealing last night.

  by Toma D., Queens, NY, USA, Jan 18 2003.

• to discard.

  Person A: This CD player is broken.
  
  Person B: Well then, bag it.

  by Robert H., Kingston, PA, USA, Jun 13 2004.

• to make fun of.

  by Kelvin A., Aug 27 2004.

notes

• The "one's thing" meaning was re-popularized by the Austin Powers movies.

  by Gillian C., May 23 2003.

verb

• to lie.

  That guy was dealin' funk.

  by R. Guess, Falls City, TX, USA, Aug 20 1997.

• to defecate.

  Man, I need to deal some funk.

  by Anonymous, Jul 10 2007.

transitive verb

• to lie to.

  I wouldn't hose you about a thing like that!

  Don't hose me!

  by John Smith, Phoenix, AZ, USA, Jun 21 1997.

• to take advantage of; SCREW.

  We're getting hosed on this deal.

  by John S., Phoenix, AZ, USA, Jun 21 1997.

• to seriously injure or kill.

  Let's hose these assholes!

  by Carrie S., San Diego, CA, USA, Feb 03 2000.

• to have sexual intercourse, especially in casual circumstances.

  He picked her up off the side of the road, fed her, and hosed her in the bedroom.

  No, my son doesn't have a girlfriend, but he keeps teasing his mom by telling her that he's hosing some girl.

  by J.S. G., Houston, TX, USA, Jan 12 2003.

• to break, ruin, or destroy.

  Thanks for hosing my computer.

  by Anonymous, Jul 05 2007.

verb

• to tell a different lie when covering up something.

  I lied to my boyfriend and said my friend and I were going to the movies. She tried to salt me up and say we were going to the library.

  by D L., Los Angeles, CA, USA, Nov 14 1997.

adjective

• immoral or illegal.

  Their company has been involved in some shady dealings.

  by Jose Arellano, Lubbock, TX, USA, Sep 22 1997.

• suspicious.

  That deal sounds rather shady.

  by Jose Arellano, Lubbock, TX, USA, Sep 22 1997.

• unclear or purposely misleading.

  He's being shady about what went on.

  by Jose Arellano, Lubbock, TX, USA, Sep 22 1997.

• dangerous.

  That's a shady part of town.

  by Karl, Boston, MA, USA, Apr 15 1998.

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.