pile of shit

pile of shit noun: something that is not true, a mass of lies.

Noun

pile of shit (plural piles of shit)

(slang, vulgar) Something that is not true, a mass of lies.
- They said it's all a vast conspiracy? What a pile of shit!
Synonyms:

bullcrap, bullshit, horsecrap, horseshit, load of crap, load of shit, pile of crap, falsedom, falsehood, falsity
(slang, vulgar) Any worthless structure or device.
- Take this pile of shit back where you bought it and get your money back.
Synonyms:

piece of crap, piece of shit, pile of crap, cheapie, crapola, garbage, gash, hunk of junk, load of bull, load of crap
(slang, vulgar) A totally worthless person.
- We know he claims it's legit, but we also know he's a pile of shit, so we'll proceed with caution.
- Guard: "And I'll tell you another thing. I've got a wife and three kids. And you're all a pile of shit." Prisoner: "I've got a wife and three kids." Guard: "You've what?"1998, Deborah Cameron, The Feminist Critique of Language: A Reader, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 267
Synonyms:

piece of shit, shitbag, shitsack, sack of shit, assbag, assbreath, assbucket, asschunk, asscunt, assface

How did he think he could attract a woman when his house was a pile of shit.2010, Joe R Lansdale, Sunset and Sawdust, Hachette UK, →ISBN, page 98:
That was when he asked if I could 'sense' what he was feeling, and I said no, because it's impossible to know how a pile of shit feels.2017, William C. Dietz, Bones of Empire, Jabberwocky Literary Agency, →ISBN, page 48:

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plural	piles of shit

What does pile of shit mean?: Pile of shit means something that is not true, a mass of lies.
How do you use pile of shit in a sentence?: How did he think he could attract a woman when his house was a pile of shit.
What part of speech is pile of shit?: Pile of shit is a noun.
What is the plural of pile of shit?: The plural of pile of shit is piles of shit.

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