Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

(Amelia) #1
even have glass glasses! What time do
we have to be at that shindig Saturday
night?

shinedmod. alcohol intoxicated, especially
by moonshine. Tipsy? He’s shined from
dawn to dusk. The old farmer seemed
a bit shined.


shinern. a black eye. Wow, l o ok at
Marty’s shiner! I got this shiner by walk-
ing into a door.


shine someonetv. to insult someone; to
deceive someone. Stop shining me. I’m
cool, man, ice. Bill is always shining
Carla.


shit 1. n. dung. (Usually objectionable.) 
Gee! I stepped in some shit! 2. in. to defe-
cate. (Usually objectionable.) This dog
needs to shit. Take it for a walk. 3. n. any
trash or unwanted material; junk; clutter.
(Usually objectionable.) Clean up this
shit and don’t let this place get so messy.



  1. n. a wretched person; a despised per-
    son. (Rude and derogatory.) You stupid
    shit! Look what you did! 5. n. one’s per-
    sonal belongings. (See also get one’s shit
    together.Usually objectionable.) I
    gotta get my shit from the kitchen and get
    outa here. Is this your shit? Move it! 6.
    n. lies; nonsense. (From bullshit. Usually
    objectionable.) All I ever hear out of
    you is shit. 7. tv. to deceive someone; to
    lie to someone. Stop shittin’ me, you
    bastard! You wouldn’t shit me, would
    you? 8. n. drugs, especially heroin or
    marijuana. (Usually objectionable.) 
    You are going to have to get off this shit or
    you’re gonna die. 9. exclam. a general ex-
    pression of disgust. (Usually Shit!Usu-
    ally objectionable.) Oh, shit! What a
    mess! Shit! That’s terrible.


shit a bricktv. to be very upset; to be ex-
tremely angry. I was so mad, I almost
shit a brick! Don’t shit a brick. Just calm
down.


shit-ass 1. n. a disgusting and wretched
person. (Rude and derogatory.) The
guy’s a shit-ass. What’re you gonna do? 2.
mod. pertaining to someone or some-
thing disgusting and wretched. (Usually
objectionable.) He’s nothing but a shit-


ass bastard! Help me move this shit-ass
box of junk.
shit-bag 1. n. an unpleasant or inept per-
son. (Rude and derogatory.) I don’t
want that shit-bag working for me any-
more! Who is that shit-bag who just fell
off the barstool? 2. n. a collection of un-
pleasant problems or annoyances. (Usu-
ally objectionable.) You can just take
your whole shit-bag and bother somebody
else with it. This place has been a regu-
lar shit-bag of grief this morning.
shitcan 1. n. a toilet; an outhouse. (Usually
objectionable.) I gotta spend some time
on the shitcan. 2. a trash can. (Military.
Usually objectionable.) Just throw all
this stuff in the shitcan. 3. tv. to throw
something in the garbage can. (Usually
objectionable.) Shitcan this thing, will
you? Who shitcanned my dirty socks?
shit-faced and shittymod. alcohol intox-
icated. (Usually objectionable. See also
poopied; SF.) I’m shit-faced, and I
know it. Move over. You’re too shitty to
drive.
Shit happens.interj. Bad things just hap-
pen. (Usually objectionable.) To u g h
luck, but shit happens. Shit happens.
There’s nothing that can be done about it.
shitheadn. a stupid and obnoxious person,
usually a male. (Rude and derogatory.) 
You stupid shithead! Get out of my life! 
Who needs a shithead like him around?
shit-hooksGo to cunt-hooks.
shit-housen. an outdoor toilet; an out-
house. (Usually objectionable.) There
is a hornet’s nest in the shit-house. Some
boys tipped over the shit-house, and I’ve
got no place to go.
shit-list and crap-listn. a list of people
who are as worthless as dung; a list of
problem people. (The phrase with crapis
milder. Usually objectionable.) From
now on you are on my shit-list! Tr ou -
ble with Tom is that everybody he knows
is on his crap-list.
shitloadGo to buttload.
shit on a shinglen. creamed chipped beef
on toast. (See also creamed foreskins.

shined

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