Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eat shit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables: eat shit
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fall and land on one's face.

Slang

verb

To experience a catastrophic breakdown.

Slang

verb

To do something disgusting or strongly undesirable.

Humorous; Slang

verb

To be soundly defeated.

Slang

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eat, shit.

intj

An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.

verb

To do nothing of importance; to idle.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"The sidewalk was icy, so I ate shit after leaving my house."
"Finally, for my 13th birthday, I got a skateboard — a Black Knight with those cool black urethane wheels. I cut my teeth on that board — and ate shit on it many, many times."
"When he started insulting people's mothers, the bouncer made him eat shit."
"Eat shit! I’m not giving you any more money!"

Etymology

Calque of Spanish comer mierda (“to waste time”) in the context of Cuban Spanish

Usage

Slang
Humorous
American usage

Inflected Forms

eats shit (present, singular) eating shit (participle, present) ate shit (past) eaten shit (participle, past) eat shit ! (canonical)

Synonyms

faceplant fuck you go fuck yourself

Questions

What does eat shit mean?: To fall and land on one's face.
Where does eat shit come from?: Calque of Spanish comer mierda (“to waste time”) in the context of Cuban Spanish

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