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shower of shit en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) A mass of something poor.
    • Terribly big name of course, but the writing . . . well, I'm afraid it isn't . . . well, to be quite candid about it, it's a perfect shower of shit. Pity. 1966, Patrick Dennis, Tony:
    • The whole month here has been one long shower of shit about America, just because we took a punch at the Libyans. 1989, P. J. O'Rourke, Holidays in hell:
    • It looks likes we're in for a shower of shit.
  2. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) An individual or group.
    • Never again would the Stones hear his immortal, “Come on my little showers of shit, you're on,” as he herded them towards the stage of some gigantic auditorium. 2006, Nick Talevski, Knocking on Heaven's Door: Rock Obituaries, page 619:
    • You shower of shit don't have the right to wear a uniform.
    • For Christ's sake, lay off one another – do you hear? You fucking miserable shower of shit. 1977, Archie Hill, A cage of shadows:
    • 'Right, lad, stand up! You're going up to A2 landing.' Ronnie was slow to respond, so the screw dragged him to his feet, shouting as though they were on a parade ground. 'Come along, come along! Move yourself, you steaming shower of shit!' 2009, Larry Harrison, Glimpses of a Floating World, page 21:

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Synonyms

shower