shit sandwich
shit sandwich noun: something highly undesirable that is rendered more acceptable or palatable by the addition of more tolerable or agreeable components.
Noun
shit sandwich (plural shit sandwiches)
- Something highly undesirable that is rendered more acceptable or palatable by the addition of more tolerable or agreeable components.
- People are starting to realize Thursday night is like a big double-decker shit sandwich with three good pieces of bread, and in between ... don't print that.1997 April 17, David Wild, “'News Radio': Series creator Paul Simms talks about the highly likely cancellation of the NBC sitcom”, in Rolling Stone, retrieved 19 Feb 2017
- Life is a shit sandwich: the more bread you have, the less shit you eat.2012 April 30, Fred R. Shapiro, “13 Crazy, Dirty Modern Proverbs”, in Daily Beast, retrieved 19 Feb 2017
- Synonyms:
- booger sandwich, crap sandwich, dirt sandwich, poop sandwich, turd sandwich
Synonyms of shit sandwich
Forms of shit sandwich
| plural | shit sandwiches |
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Questions about shit sandwich
- What does shit sandwich mean?
- Shit sandwich means something highly undesirable that is rendered more acceptable or palatable by the addition of more tolerable or agreeable components.
- What part of speech is shit sandwich?
- Shit sandwich is a noun.
- What is the plural of shit sandwich?
- The plural of shit sandwich is shit sandwiches.
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