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shitting planks

shitting planks verb: extremely frightened.

Verb

shitting planks

  1. (Ireland, slang, vulgar) Extremely frightened.
    • He gave a little wave and then turned back to the computer, sweating. He was shitting planks now. He had to do this thing properly.2006, Stephen J. Martin, Rock and a Hard Place, 1st edition, Cork: Mercier Press, →ISBN, page 368

Questions about shitting planks

What does shitting planks mean?
Shitting planks means extremely frightened.
What part of speech is shitting planks?
Shitting planks is a verb.

Words near shitting planks in the dictionary

  1. shitting off
  2. shitting on
  3. shitting one's pants
  4. shitting oneself
  5. shitting out
  6. shitting planks
  7. shitting the bed
  8. shitting up
  9. shitting upon
  10. shitting with
  11. shittings

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