shit

*skey- (Proto-Indo-European)

*sḱeyd- (Proto-Indo-European)

to cut off, to part with, separate, cut off

*skitiz (Proto-Germanic)

Feces; shit.

sċite (Old English)

sċitte (Old English)

schyt (Middle English)

shit (English)

(vulgar, colloquial, sometimes, by extension) Resembling the color of feces. (vulgar, colloquial) Nasty; despicable.. (vulgar, colloquial) Of poor quality; worthless. (countable, colloquial, vulgar) An instance of defecation.. (countable, colloquial, vulgar, in the plural, definite) (the shits) diarrhea.. (countable, uncountable, colloquial, vulgar) Solid excretory product evacuated from the [...]