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Shit is a vernacular word of English that means "feces". It is also used as a verb to refer to the act of defecating, and as an adjective to mean "of or pertaining to feces" or more generally "bad" or "low quality". Care should be taken not to confuse "shite", a variant of the word, with Shiite.

Lägg allt i en riktigt stor gryta! sen tillsätter ni 2 matskedar salt och några nypor socker.. lite morötter e man ju inte bang på heller! sen daskar ner dasen och har den där i ca 6 minuter! ta ut dasen hacka av den och servera allt jävligt varmt!

Etymology

The word has existed in English for many centuries, for instance in its Old English form scite. Indeed, scholars can trace the word back through related Germanic languages (e.g., Old Norse skīta), and it is virtually certain that it was used in some form by preliterate Germanic tribes at the time of the Roman Empire. It has cognates in many other Indo-European languages, including Greek, where the cognate root skor, skato- has been borrowed into English and forms the basis of scatology and a host of related technical terms.

The variant form shite (rhymes with "white") is found in certain regional and social dialects, especially in Scotland and Ireland, and is sometimes used in other parts of the world as a less-offensive (at least in intent) form of the word "shit".

Occasionally, individuals enjoy making up pretend etymologies for shit as a joke. See Fake etymology.

See also