no shit

US/noʊ ˈʃɪt/

interjection

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no, shit.

Meanings

interjection
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no, shit.
  2. colloquialvulgarAn exclamation of amazement or disbelief.

    Well, no shit. What have we got here? A fucking comedian. Private Joker.

    1987 June 17, Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford, Full Metal Jacket, spoken by Gunnery Sergeant Hartman (R. Lee Ermey), distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures

    Synonyms: no kidding, no way

  3. colloquialderogatoryoftensarcasticvulgarAn ironic response to a statement of the obvious.

    LAPD Operator: Attention, whoever you are: this frequency is reserved for emergency calls only. John McClane: No fuckin' shit, lady! Do I sound like I'm orderin' a pizza?!

    1988, Die Hard, spoken by John McClane (Bruce Willis)

    Synonyms: really, oh really, you don't say

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionAn exclamation of amazement or disbelief.

interjectionAn ironic response to a statement of the obvious.

Translations

Catalan no fotis
  • no fotisvulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief
Chinese Mandarin 不會吧 /不会吧
  • 不會吧 /不会吧 (bù huì ba)vulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief
Czech bez prdele
  • bez prdelevulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief
Estonian mida põrgut
  • mida põrgutvulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief
Finnish ei helvetti, mitä helvettiä
  • ei helvettivulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief
  • mitä helvettiävulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief
  • älä hitossavulgar: response to obvious statement
French sans blague, sans dec
  • sans blaguevulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief
  • sans decvulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief
  • sans blaguevulgar: response to obvious statement
  • sans decvulgar: response to obvious statement
German ohne Scheiß, kein Scheiß
  • ohne Scheißvulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief
  • kein Scheißvulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief
Italian grazie al cazzo
  • grazie al cazzovulgar: response to obvious statement
Polish bez kitu, bez jaj
  • bez kituvulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief
  • bez jajvulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief
  • co ty nie powieszvulgar: response to obvious statement
  • nie gadajvulgar: response to obvious statement
Portuguese nem fodendo, não fode
  • nem fodendovulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief
  • não fodevulgar: response to obvious statement
Romanian să mori tu, să mori tu
  • să mori tuvulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief
  • să mori tuvulgar: response to obvious statement
Russian да ладно, да ладно
  • да ладно (da ladno)vulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief
  • да ладно (da ladno)vulgar: response to obvious statement
Spanish no me digas, no, qué va
  • no me digasvulgar: response to obvious statement
  • no, qué vavulgar: response to obvious statement
Tagalog malamang
  • malamangvulgar: response to obvious statement
Cite this entry
APA

no shit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20shit

MLA

“no shit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20shit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no shit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20shit.

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