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Definition of shit exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shit

exclamation
 
/ʃɪt/
 
/ʃɪt/
(taboo, slang)
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  1. a swear word that many people find offensive, used to show that you are angry or annoyed
    • Shit! I've lost my keys!
    Less offensive exclamations to use are damn or darn it (especially North American English), and blast or bother (British English).
    Word OriginOld English scitte ‘diarrhoea’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schijten, German scheissen (verb). The term was originally neutral and used without vulgar connotation.
trait
noun
 
 
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