Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give someone the shits

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: give -some-one the shits
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To annoy or frustrate someone to a great degree.

Australian usage; Colloquial

verb

To creep someone out; to scare someone.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: cause diarrhea.

Example Sentences

"Can you stop sending me text messages at two in the morning? You're giving me the shits!"
"‘You give me the shits,’ I stammered, sick with anger. ‘You give me the shits.’"
"“You know the Aussies are shit and they give me the shits. My taxi, when they come, I say, fuck you. I never let them in. You Indians are good people. Are you here for business or for pleasure?″"
"Women who are too damn sensitive give me the shits. Every single damn thing that comes out of your mouth is wrong. You can't say a damn thing without getting into an argument."
"When I questioned if she was OK, she said, “Yeah I'm fine now Miss. This chick has been giving me the shits for ages so I put her head inside a clothes dryer. It's fine now.”"
"Can you stop perching on the cliff ledge? You're giving me the shits!"

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives someone the shits (present, singular) giving someone the shits (participle, present) gave someone the shits (past) given someone the shits (participle, past)

Phrases

give someone shit

Frequently Paired Words

give someone shit

Synonyms

boil someone's piss piss off aggravate annoy nettle rankle ruffle sting burn someone's ass antagonize bother disgruntle

Questions

What does give someone the shits mean?: To annoy or frustrate someone to a great degree.

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