Idioms for shit
Origin of shit
(v.) variant (with short
i from past participle or noun) of earlier
shite, Middle English
shiten, Old English
scītan; compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch
schiten (Dutch
schijten), Old High German
skīzan (German
scheissen); (noun) re-formation from the v., or continuation of Old English
scite (in place names)
Words nearby shit
British Dictionary definitions for no shit
shit
/ (ʃɪt) taboo /
verb shits, shitting, shitted, shit or shat
to defecate
(usually foll by on) slang
to give the worst possible treatment (to)
noun
interjection
an exclamation expressing anger, disgust, etc
Also (esp dialect):
shite (
ʃaɪt)
Derived forms of shit
shitty, adjective shittily, adverb shittiness, nounWord Origin for shit
Old English
scite (unattested) dung,
scītan to defecate, of Germanic origin; related to Old English
scēadan to separate, Old Norse
skīta to defecate, Middle Dutch
schitte excrement
Idioms and Phrases with no shit
no shit
Really, do you mean it, as in You took her to a prizefight? No shit! This vulgar slangy interjection is used to express surprise, disbelief, or scornful acknowledgment of the obvious.