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Definition of The shits
1. Noun. Obscene terms for diarrhea.
Language type: Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular
Generic synonyms: Diarrhea, Diarrhoea, Looseness, Looseness Of The Bowels
Definition of The shits
1. Noun. (slang) diarrhoea ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of The Shits
Literary usage of The shits
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Tobias Smollett by Tobias George Smollett, William Ernest Henley (1901)
"... and he distributes the scourings of his contempt with an even handed impartiality
between the two great historical parties (the "Shits" and the ..."
2. The Knickerbocker. by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew, Timothy Flint, Washington Irving (1841)
"The friendly shade Shuts out the world's bright glare, and the soft dew Of pure
religion finds the soul its home. THE BURNING OF the shits. ..."
3. Illustrations of the Literary History of the 18th Century: Consisting of edited by J. B. Nichols (1817)
"Fiom Heaven's high throne the Almighty Sire look'd down. Well pleas'd to view
such worth below the shits; He saw him ripe for an immortal crown, ..."
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