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shit sandwiches

shit sandwiches is the plural of shit sandwich.

Meaning of shit sandwich

Noun

shit sandwich (plural shit sandwiches)

  1. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar) 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

Questions about shit sandwiches

What is shit sandwiches the plural of?
Shit sandwiches is the plural of shit sandwich.

Words near shit sandwiches in the dictionary

  1. shit paper
  2. shit parade
  3. shit pipe
  4. shit rolls downhill
  5. shit sandwich
  6. shit sandwiches
  7. shit scared
  8. shit show
  9. shit shows
  10. shit soup
  11. shit stabber

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