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shitbag

shitbag noun: a colostomy bag.

Noun

shitbag (plural shitbags)

  1. (vulgar) A colostomy bag.
  2. (derogatory, vulgar) A worthless or despicable person.
    • I told him what type of shit bag he was and that if I had not taken a strong liking to him I'd kill him. But he had undone my feelings and I was glad we had never got it on.1986 February 1, anonymous author, “"Fuck Dolls" Fight Back”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 28, page 4
    • I came across a drunken couple shouting into these machines outside a quayside restaurant. "Shitbag calling fuckface, shitbag calling fuckface, are you receiving me, over?" "Fuckface to shitbag, fuckface to shitbag, I am receiving you, over". […]1993, Billy Buford with Ryszard Kapuściński, The Best of Granta Reportage, page 187
  3. (vulgar) The stomach.
    • I had to get a hold of this situation in a hurry, so I picked up the baseball bat we used to stun any sharks that came aboard when we were fishing and whacked Foulkes straight in the shit bag. He collapsed on the deck!2012, Tim Daly, The British Connection: Operation Highlander, Abbott Press, page 16

Synonyms of shitbag

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Forms of shitbag

pluralshitbags
alternative formshit bag

Origin of shitbag

From shit + bag. Sense 2 was dysphemistically modelled after scumbag.

Words formed from shitbag

Questions about shitbag

What does shitbag mean?
Shitbag means a colostomy bag.
What part of speech is shitbag?
Shitbag is a noun.
What is the plural of shitbag?
The plural of shitbag is shitbags.

Words near shitbag in the dictionary

  1. shitastic
  2. shitatedashinage
  3. shitatehineri
  4. shitatenage
  5. shitawful
  6. shitbag
  7. shitbaggery
  8. shitbags
  9. shitbait
  10. shitball
  11. shitballs

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