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shitgibbons

shitgibbons is the plural of shitgibbon.

Meaning of shitgibbon

Noun

shitgibbon (plural shitgibbons)

  1. (humorous, slang, vulgar) A contemptible person.
    • ’Tis the Mozzer and Mark E Smith! Yes, in the year 2000, Sir Morrissey del Manc and Shitgibbon Smith will be tired old buckers, fit for the scrapheap ever since some student NME reader got to see their poetry part of the English GCSE and finished so-called “serious rock” for, in the words of Alice...1990 January 13, David Quantick, Steven Wells, “Ride the Puffin”, in New Musical Express, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2017, page 28
  2. A type of compound word used as an insult, consisting of a single-syllable expletive, followed by an absurd or innocuous two-syllable noun that usually forms a trochee.
    • How to make a shitgibbon in two easy steps2017 February 9, Taylor Jones, “Linguists have been discussing "shit gibbon." I argue it's not entirely about gibbons.”, in languagejones.com, archived from the original on 16 Feb 2017

Questions about shitgibbons

What is shitgibbons the plural of?
Shitgibbons is the plural of shitgibbon.

Words near shitgibbons in the dictionary

  1. shitfuls
  2. shitgame
  3. shitgames
  4. shitgaze
  5. shitgibbon
  6. shitgibbons
  7. shitgoblin
  8. shitgoblins
  9. shitguzzler
  10. shitguzzlers
  11. shith**d

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