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the shit

the shit noun: something considered to be excellent or the best of its kind.

Noun

the shit

  1. (colloquial, slang, vulgar) Something considered to be excellent or the best of its kind.
    • That movie was the shit!
    • At least he isn't butt-ass ugly. He was probably the shit during his time. Look at him in his multi-colored, polyester suit. He's sharper than a tack.2015, Teresa D. Patterson, Wolf in the Pulpit, page 194
    Synonyms:
    the bomb

Synonyms of the shit

Origin of the shit

Probably a vulgar version of the bomb. Attested since the 1970s.

Questions about the shit

What does the shit mean?
The shit means something considered to be excellent or the best of its kind.
What part of speech is the shit?
The shit is a noun.

Words near the shit in the dictionary

  1. the second mouse gets the cheese
  2. The Settlement
  3. the seven bells
  4. the shape of things to come
  5. the shirt off one's back
  6. the shit
  7. the shit out of
  8. the shits
  9. the shoe is on the other foot
  10. the shoemaker always wears the worst shoes
  11. the shoemaker's children go barefoot

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