pile of shit

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

pile of shit (plural piles of shit)

1. (vulgar, slang) Something that is not true, a mass of lies.

   Synonyms: bullcrap, bullshit, horsecrap, horseshit, load of crap, load of shit, pile of crap; see also Thesaurus:falsehood, Thesaurus:lie

   They said it's all a vast conspiracy? What a pile of shit!

2. (vulgar, slang) Any worthless structure or device.

   Synonyms: piece of crap, piece of shit, pile of crap; see also Thesaurus:trash

   Take this pile of shit back where you bought it and get your money back.

3. (vulgar, slang) A totally worthless person.

   Synonyms: piece of shit, shitbag, shitsack, sack of shit; see also Thesaurus:jerk

   We know he claims it's legit, but we also know he's a pile of shit, so we'll proceed with caution.

   • 1998, Deborah Cameron, The Feminist Critique of Language: A Reader, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 267:

     Guard: "And I'll tell you another thing. I've got a wife and three kids. And you're all a pile of shit." Prisoner: "I've got a wife and three kids." Guard: "You've what?"

   • 2010, Joe R Lansdale, Sunset and Sawdust, Hachette UK, →ISBN, page 98:

     How did he think he could attract a woman when his house was a pile of shit. Hell, he was a pile of shit.

   • 2017, William C. Dietz, Bones of Empire, Jabberwocky Literary Agency, →ISBN, page 48:

     I told the civvie no, that I was a member of the Xeno Corps, and flashed my badge to prove it. That was when he asked if I could 'sense' what he was feeling, and I said no, because it's impossible to know how a pile of shit feels.

Translations

worthless structure or device

• Dutch: schijtzooi (nl), shitzooi (nl)
• French: tas de merde m