Meanings
- vulgarTo be bewildered, especially about what future course of action one should take.
"One week, and if I don't have her to where she don't know whether to shit or go blind, the bet is yours."
1962, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, page 661 more example
I didn't know whether to shit or go blind, this was the former enemy approaching me. I didn't know if I should still salute him or not, since it was required all through boot camp and it would be a hard habit to break.
2004, Ralph Wallis, The Memoirs of a Rambling Mind, page 111Synonyms: not know whether to spit or go blind
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo be bewildered, especially about what future course of action one should take.
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not know whether to shit or go blind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20know%20whether%20to%20shit%20or%20go%20blind
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