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shitstem en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʃɪtstəm/

Etymology

Blend of shit + system.

Meanings

  1. (Rastafari, derogatory, slang, vulgar) An oppressive sociopolitical system.
    • The United States of Amerik.k.k.a is responsible for founding four unique shitstems of incarceration, according to Angela Y. Davis, […] 2012, Ralph C. Hamm III, Manumission: The Liberated Consciousness of a Prison(er) Abolitionist:
    • I speak for the people through protest music because I am part of the downtrodden being oppressed by the shitstem. 1992, Tell, numbers 27-39, page 34:

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