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scared spitless

scared spitless adjective: very frightened, terrified.

Adjective

scared spitless (not comparable)

  1. (euphemistic, slang) Very frightened, terrified.

Origin of scared spitless

Rhyming euphemism for scared shitless.

Questions about scared spitless

What does scared spitless mean?
Scared spitless means very frightened, terrified.
What part of speech is scared spitless?
Scared spitless is an adjective.

Words near scared spitless in the dictionary

  1. scared shirtless
  2. scared shitless
  3. scared someone out of their mind
  4. scared someone out of their wits
  5. scared someone to death
  6. scared spitless
  7. scared stiff
  8. scared straight
  9. scared the daylights out of
  10. scared the hell out of
  11. scared the hoes

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