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shitting off

shitting off is the present participle and gerund of shit off.

Meaning of shit off

Verb

shit off (third-person singular simple present shits off, present participle shitting off, simple past and past participle shat off or shit off)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, vulgar) Synonym of fuck off.
    • 'Oh, shit off!' she shouted.1966, William Sansom, Goodbye: A Novel, page 162
    Synonyms:
    fuck off, piss off
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, transitive, vulgar) to annoy
    • Old lady'd be shat off if she knew I was just around the corner.

Questions about shitting off

What is shitting off the present participle and gerund of?
Shitting off is the present participle and gerund of shit off.

Words near shitting off in the dictionary

  1. shitting in someone's Cheerios
  2. shitting it in
  3. shitting match
  4. shitting matches
  5. shitting Nora
  6. shitting off
  7. shitting on
  8. shitting one's pants
  9. shitting oneself
  10. shitting out
  11. shitting planks

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