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shitco en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ʃɪtkow/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skitiz Proto-West Germanic *skiti Proto-West Germanic *-jā Proto-West Germanic *skittjā Old English sċitte Old English *sċite Middle English schite English shit English co English shitco From shit + co.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) A company with poor business makeup.
   • It is pretty well established that CoreWeave (and neoclouds in general) is a shitco. • $20b+ of high interest debt and 3x more capex than revenue. • Running a commodity service (GPU rental) with a monopolistic seller (Nvidia) and differentiated, concentrated buyers (hyperscalers and AI labs). […] 2026 April 10, “The CoreWeave Series Part 1: The Ultimate Levered AGI Degen Play”, in Jason’s Chips, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2026:
   • Sure, it would be nice for WBD to magically move its declining assets into a separate company, along with all that debt. But those declining assets — TV networks that still command billions of dollars in subscriber fees — still throw off a lot of cash, and that cash helps to fund the rest of the combined business. Plus, what investor wants to own a shitco? 2024 July 18, Peter Kafka, “Warner Bros Discovery (basically) admits its merger didn't work”, in Business Insider, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2024:

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