goat shit

noun

Something of no value; nothing.

“The job paid goat shit.”

Meanings

noungoat shit (uncountable)

alternative goatshit

  1. slanguncountablevulgarSomething of no value; nothing.

    The job paid goat shit.

  2. uncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see goat, shit: excrement of goats.

Origin

A calque of Yiddish קאָזעבאָפּקעס (kozebupkes, “goat droppings”).

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APA

goat shit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goat%20shit

MLA

“goat shit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goat%20shit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goat shit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goat%20shit.

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