Editing Shit (section)

===Vague noun===
''Shit'' can be used as a generic mass noun similar to ''stuff''; for instance, ''This show is funny (as) shit'' or ''This test is hard (as) shit'', or ''That was stupid shit''. These three usages (with ''funny'', ''hard'', and ''stupid'' or another [[synonym]] of ''stupid'') are heard most commonly in the United States. Using "as" denotes a subtle change in the meaning of the expression; however, the overall intent is basically the same.

In the expression ''Get your shit together!'', the word ''shit'' can refer either to one's wits or composure or to one's things, gear, etc. ''He doesn't have his shit together'' means that his affairs are disordered, reflecting not bad luck or forces beyond his control, but his personal shortcomings.

To ''shoot the shit'' is to have a friendly but pointless conversation, as in "Come by my place some time and we'll shoot the shit."

A ''shithole'' is any unpleasant place to be, much like a hellhole. This usage originates from a reference to a [[pit toilet]].

A ''[[wikt:crock of shit|crock of shit]]'' is something (a situation, explanation, argument, etc.) that is nonsense or fabricated as a deception or evasion; i.e. bullshit. Often abbreviated simply as ''crock''. Example: "You expect me to believe that ?? What a crock!"

The phrase ''built like a brick shithouse'' is used in the United States to compliment a curvaceous woman, but in other English-speaking countries to compliment men with athletic physiques.<ref>{{cite web|title=How Did "Built Like{{nbsp}}..."-get-to-be-a-compliment|url=http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2458/how-did-the-phrase-built-like-a-brick-shithouse-get-to-be-a-compliment|website=The Straight Dope|date=4 July 2003|access-date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617033149/http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2458/how-did-the-phrase-built-like-a-brick-shithouse-get-to-be-a-compliment|archive-date=17 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> This meaning originates from the observation that most shithouses are rather ramshackle affairs constructed of plywood or scrap sheets of steel.

''The shitter'' is a slang term for a toilet, and can be used like the phrase ''...{{nbsp}}down the toilet'' to suggest that something has been wasted. Example: "This CD player quit working one friggin' week after I bought it, and I lost the receipt! Twenty bucks right down the shitter!"

''Shit on a shingle'' is U.S. military slang for [[creamed chipped beef on toast]]. In polite company, this can be abbreviated as ''SOS''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Herbst|first1=Sharon|title=New Food Lover's Companion|date=August 1995|publisher=Barron's|isbn=978-0812015201|page=[https://archive.org/details/newfoodloverscom00herb_0/page/123 123]|edition=3|url=https://archive.org/details/newfoodloverscom00herb_0/page/123}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Herbst|first1=Sharon|title=Barron's New Food Lover's Companion|year=1995|publisher=Barron's |isbn=0812015207|url=https://archive.org/details/newfoodloverscom00herb_0}}</ref>