the shit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Probably a vulgar version of the bomb. Attested since the 1970s.
Meanings
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(colloquial, slang, vulgar) Something considered to be excellent or the best of its kind.
At least he isn't butt-ass ugly. He was probably the shit during his time. Look at him in his multi-colored, polyester suit. He's sharper than a tack.
2015, Teresa D. Patterson, Wolf in the Pulpit, page 194:That movie was the shit!
'Evolve' by Imagine Dragons is the shit. Never gets old
2024 December 3, @The_Ghosted, Twitter:
Relateds
hot shit · the shits · the tits · cool
Synonyms
Translations (16)
fr tuerie (something considered to be excellent) · sv skitbra grej (something considered to be excellent) · ru классный (something considered to be excellent) · it Gesù Cristo (something considered to be excellent) · fr de la bombe (something considered to be excellent) · ru обалденный (something considered to be excellent) · sh kul (something considered to be excellent) · fi se juttu (something considered to be excellent) · it stocazzo (something considered to be excellent) · sh mrak (something considered to be excellent) · fr de la balle (something considered to be excellent) · fi ihan paras (something considered to be excellent) · it la Madonna (something considered to be excellent) · de Hammer (something considered to be excellent) · ru офигенный (something considered to be excellent) · pl odlot (something considered to be excellent)