Shite

/ʃaɪt/ · noun

Meaning

(chiefly UK, Ireland, vulgar) Shit; trash; rubbish; nonsense..

Definitions by Sense

1. (chiefly UK, Ireland, vulgar) Shit; trash; rubbish; nonsense.
2. (countable, chiefly UK, Ireland, vulgar, derogatory, uncommon) A foolish or deceitful person.
3. (chiefly UK, Ireland, vulgar) Bad; awful; shit.
4. (chiefly UK, Ireland, vulgar) An expression of annoyance or dismay.
5. (UK, chiefly Scotland, Ireland, vulgar) To defecate.

Example Sentences

That’s a load of shite.

Look at all this shite.

“I had a visit from one of Colonel Datka’s people this afternoon. I don’t think it’s a coincidence.” / “Shite.” The brass-necked gears are turning behind his eyes. “What makes you say that?” […] “Coincidences happen.”

He's a useless shite.

Pull yourself together. It’s not like he’s going to break in and rape you, is it? He’s just a nasty wee shite, as they say hereabouts, a misogynistic pick-up artist who’s too cheap to use a tissue.

That was a shite film.

In the end, you find yourself […] thinking about what the Gnome said about home brew. Shite beer, he’d said, unless you add a cofactor.

Shite! I left my wallet at home.

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Antonyms for shite

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Word Forms

• shites
• shiter
• more shite
• shitest
• most shite
• shiting
• shited
• shit
• shat
• shitten

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