noun

• a prison officer. Origin: Australia.

  The screws forced him to get off the phone.

  by Kris S., Sep 10 2003.

verb

• to take advantage of.

  He really got screwed on that deal.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

• to err; MESS UP.

  He screwed that interview.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

• to engage in coitus.

  They screwed last night.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

• an order to go away; GET LOST. Short for screw off.

  Go screw!

  by Adam, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Aug 15 2007.

verb

• to doubt. Origin: the character Scully on the television program The X-Files. While her partner believes in the paranormal and occult, she is doubtful.

  Don't Scully me.

  by Shelley Ruble, CA, USA, Mar 12 1998.

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.

noun

• A penis.

  Wow, he's got a big shaft.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 22 1999.

transitive verb

• to steal.

  He shafted my pen.

  by Jacki S., Kimball, MN, USA, Mar 11 1998.

• to take advantage; SCREW; CON.

  Steve got shafted by his teacher.

  by Jonathan H., Seekonk, MA, USA, May 31 1998.

• to reject or insult someone.

  I got shafted last night.

  by Tommi R., New York, NY, USA, Sep 22 1998.

interjection

• an expression of disbelief or surprise. See shit for more information.

  No shintock!

  by Brian U., Mt Pleasant, PA, USA, Jan 16 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.

other

• replacement for the word "sure." Usually used in phrases containing "for shizzle," as in, "for sure." Also sheezy.

  by Norm, Ft Worth, TX, USA, Dec 20 2001.

other

• shortened for of "sure enough"; YES; DEFINITELY.

  by Carolyn, State College, PA, USA, Nov 25 2002.

noun

• an untrustworthy person.

  That guy is a snake.

  by Tink, May 11 2004.

verb

• to steal.

  I snaked his favorite CD when he wasn't looking.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Oct 01 2001.

verb

• to expel liquid (or, more rarely, food) out one's nose by laughing in the middle of a swallow.

  We were sitting in the kitchen, and JJ cut a nasty muffin, and I snarfed lemonade all over the table.

  by Nathan Long, Gainesville, GA, USA, Mar 30 1998.

• to acquire for onesself, with little concern for social norms, but not quite by stealing.

  I was so hungry I snarfed that whole bag of chips!

  They were giving away free samples, so I snarfed a bunch of them.

  by Curtis K., Santa Clara, CA, USA, May 16 1998.

• to eat voraciously.

  You really snarfed your dinner!

  by Curtis K., Santa Clara, CA, USA, May 16 1998.

noun

• female genitalia.

  Her snatch smells.

  by amanda, San Jose, CA, USA, Jan 29 1999.

• derogatory term for a disliked female; BITCH.

  She is such a snatch!

  by amanda, San Jose, CA, USA, Jan 29 1999.

• sexual activity with a female.

  I got some snatch last night.

  by Anonymous, Mar 07 2000.

transitive verb

• to obtain quickly.

  I snatched her candy bar when she wasn't looking.

  by Bob J., Calgary, AB, Canada, Jun 06 2002.

noun

• something worthless, hopeless, useless, etc. Derived from the common United States military phrase "Ate up like a soup sandwich." See ate up.

  This memo is soup.

  by Paul St. Mark, Oct 25 1997.

verb

• to say. Has somewhat of a negative context, so one usually uses this term to refer to people saying things one doesn't agree with.

  He was spittin' all kinds of crap.

  by John O'Connell, St Paul, MN, USA, Dec 10 2001.

• to rhyme or rap.

  Spit something for us.

  That kid knows how to spit!

  by Jessica, Chicago, IL, USA, Sep 05 2003.

verb

• to rely on others for things one wants or needs, especially food, shelter, etc.

  Instead of buying things for himself, he sponged off friends.

  by David S., Houston, TX 77080, USA, Feb 25 1999.

verb

• to steal.

  Don't squelch my style.

  by XkyleX, Tallahassee, FL, USA, Dec 02 2002.

• to not take drugs, especially after being addicted.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 14 2009.

adjective

• fine; OKAY.

  Person A: Do you want some help?
  
  Person B: No, I'm straight.

  by Jake S., Blacksburg, VA, USA, Feb 08 1999.

• heterosexual.

  by Anonymous, Chicago, IL, USA, Mar 22 2002.

• entirely.

  That car of his is straight junk!

  by Monkey Mike, Oakland, CA, USA, Dec 10 2002.

• honest or loyal.

  Are you being straight with me?

  by Anonymous, Jan 04 2003.

• cool, when referring to a person.

  Oh, my friend - he's straight.

  by Kelsey, New Orleans, LA, USA, Sep 09 2003.

adverb

• very.

  That was straight wrong how he broke up with her.

  by James E., Richmond, VA, USA, Dec 07 2004.

interjection

• interjection of approval.

  Person A: I'm on my way over right now.
  
  Person B: Straight.

  by Jake S., Blacksburg, VA, USA, Feb 08 1999.

• yes.

  Person A: You want to go to the party?
  
  Person B: Straight.

  by todd o., West Hartford, CT, USA, Feb 13 2003.

• used to add flourish, especially when describing a surprising event.

  And then he straight up punched the security guard.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Oct 02 2009.

adjective

• truthful. Also implies getting to the point quickly.

  I'll be straight-up with you and tell you what's really going on at the factory.

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

adverb

• exactly, precisely.

  This is straight-up what she told me...

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

• truthfully.

  This is straight-up what happened...

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