Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shit out of luck

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: shit out of luck
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Completely out of luck; in unfortunate circumstances such that all options for achieving one's goal are exhausted; unlucky; screwed.

Slang

Example Sentences

"There are no tickets left. I guess we're shit out of luck."
"While Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are still being funded by last year's One Big Beautiful Bill, and FEMA and the Coast Guard have funds to pay employees for several months, the Transportation Security Administration is shit out of luck."

Usage

Slang

Synonyms

SOL

Questions

What does shit out of luck mean?: Completely out of luck; in unfortunate circumstances such that all options for achieving one's goal are exhausted; unlucky; screwed.

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