bored shitless

adjective

Very bored

Meanings

adjectivebored shitless (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparableslangvulgarVery bored

    Synonyms: bored out of one's mind, bored stiff, bored to tears

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Modeled after scared shitless (“very scared”), thus “very bored”.

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