shoot the shit

shoot the shit meaning in Bengali

Synonyms of shoot the shit

• shoot the breeze
• chew the fat

Forms of shoot the shit

Origin of shoot the shit

Shoot the shit is a variation of shoot the breeze. Both of these expressions mean “to chat idly just to pass the time.” A form of shoot the breeze is recorded in a poem written during World War I by a US private, who described his corporals as sociable men who were much better at “breeze-shooting” than fighting or doing actual work. It doesn’t require much skill or effort to hit the wind with a gun, so the expression goes. Shoot the shit emerges in the 1940s, notably found in a letter by the author Norman Mailer. The shit, here, may be a more intensive and alliterative substitute for breeze, with shit meaning “stuff,” i.e., any old topic. Ever the shit-talker, the character Holden Caulfield used a milder take on the expression, shoot the crap, in J.D. Salinger’s 1951 The Catcher in the Rye.

Questions about shoot the shit

What does shoot the shit mean?

Shoot the shit means to chat casually; to gossip.

What is shoot the shit in Bengali?

Shoot the shit in Bengali is অনানুষ্ঠানিকভাবে গল্পগুজব করা, খোশগল্প করা. See Shoot the shit meaning in Bengali.

What part of speech is shoot the shit?

Shoot the shit is a verb.

What is the past tense of shoot the shit?

The past tense of shoot the shit is shot the shit.