noun

• generic term for a specific object; THING.

  Hey buddy, can you hand me one of those bad boys over there?

  I just got a new crossbow. Check out this bad boy!

  by Che H., Seattle, WA, USA, Dec 14 2001.

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.

noun

• nonsense, lies. While shit could be used to express this definition, crap is far more common. Also bull crap.

  What he said is crap. Don't believe a word of it.

  by Sarah Beep, Australia, Mar 30 1998.

notes

• the uses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit." See shit for those definitions.

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

noun

• an unspecified thing or person. Also jaun.

  You see that guy over there, he's my young jawn.

  by Kia Karaam, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Nov 20 1997.

• place.

  I got these up in a 52nd St. jawn.

  by Zoe S., Philadelphia, PA, USA, May 13 2005.

noun

• stuff.

  Get that jizz off me!

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

• semen. Shortened form of "jism."

  He got jizz all over my sheets.

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

• a slimy substance, especially when unidentified.

  by Doug C., Frederick, MD, USA, Feb 26 2002.

verb

• to ejaculate.

  He jizzed all over.

  by Root, San Francisco, CA, USA, Mar 17 1998.

• to squirt, as if ejaculating.

  That soda just jizzed all over me!

  by April, WI, USA, Nov 20 1998.

noun

• an item. Synonymous with "thing" or "thingy."

  Could you hand me that mufkin tass over there?

  by Blake and Randy, Ft Greely, Delta Junction, AK, USA, May 06 1997.

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.

noun

• promotional material.

  I won some swag from a local radio station.

  by Anonymous, Jun 11 1998.

• 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.

  by BP, IN, USA, Sep 06 2002.

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

  by Francis M., Dec 10 2008.

• style. From swagger.

  That boy got some swag

  by Tim T., Feb 13 2009.

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.

  by j s., Jan 05 2005.

adjective

• attractive or stylish. Also swanky.

  Those are some swanky shoes!

  by JB Chambers, New York, NY, USA, Sep 14 1997.

noun

• miscellaneous things, typically given away free.

  Channel Z has a bunch of swank they're giving away to the tenth caller.

  by Michael David, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Dec 14 1996.

• stolen goods. Origin: is an old organized crime term.

  by Anonymous, Jan 02 2003.