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shitshow

shitshow is the alternative form of shit show.

Meaning of shit show

Noun

shit show (plural shit shows)

  1. (slang, vulgar) A situation characterized by chaos, confusion, and incompetence.
    • Near-synonyms: shitstorm, clown show (degrees of tragedy or dark comedy vary across instances); clusterfuck, debacle, fiasco, hot mess, omnishambles, perfect storm
  2. (slang, vulgar) A messy situation, especially involving drunkenness and partying.
    • We won't be going to those parties anymore if they're not going to be anything better than a shit show full of shitfaced debauchery.

Forms of shitshow

pluralshitshows

Origin of shitshow

From shit + show.

Questions about shitshow

What is shitshow the alternative form of?
Shitshow is the alternative form of shit show.

Words near shitshow in the dictionary

  1. Shitsburgh
  2. shitscape
  3. shitscapes
  4. shitsheet
  5. shitsheets
  6. shitshow
  7. shitshows
  8. shitskin
  9. shitskinned
  10. shitskins
  11. shitslut

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shitshow (page history and authors); shit show (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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