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shot the shit

shot the shit is the simple past and past participle of shoot the shit.

Meaning of shoot the shit

Verb

shoot the shit (third-person singular simple present shoots the shit, present participle shooting the shit, simple past and past participle shot the shit)

  1. (slang, vulgar) To chat casually; to gossip.
    • We didn't do much besides stand around and shoot the shit, but it was fun to see him again.

Questions about shot the shit

What is shot the shit the simple past and past participle of?
Shot the shit is the simple past and past participle of shoot the shit.

Words near shot the shit in the dictionary

  1. shot the lens
  2. shot the lights out
  3. shot the messenger
  4. shot the messenger boy
  5. shot the moon
  6. shot the shit
  7. shot through
  8. shot through like a Bondi tram
  9. shot through with
  10. shot to nothing
  11. shot tower

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