pile of shit

noun

Something that is not true, a mass of lies.

“They said it's all a vast conspiracy? What a pile of shit!”

Meanings

nounpile of shit (plural piles of shit)

plural piles of shit

  1. slangvulgarSomething that is not true, a mass of lies.

    They said it's all a vast conspiracy? What a pile of shit!

    Synonyms: bullcrap, bullshit, horsecrap, horseshit, load of crap, load of shit, pile of crap, falsedom

  2. slangvulgarAny worthless structure or device.

    Take this pile of shit back where you bought it and get your money back.

    Synonyms: piece of crap, piece of shit, pile of crap, cheapie, crapola, garbage, gash, hunk of junk

  3. slangvulgarA totally worthless person.

    We know he claims it's legit, but we also know he's a pile of shit, so we'll proceed with caution.

    3 more examples

    Guard: "And I'll tell you another thing. I've got a wife and three kids. And you're all a pile of shit." Prisoner: "I've got a wife and three kids." Guard: "You've what?"

    1998, Deborah Cameron, The Feminist Critique of Language: A Reader, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 267

    How did he think he could attract a woman when his house was a pile of shit. Hell, he was a pile of shit.

    2010, Joe R Lansdale, Sunset and Sawdust, Hachette UK, →ISBN, page 98

    I told the civvie no, that I was a member of the Xeno Corps, and flashed my badge to prove it. That was when he asked if I could 'sense' what he was feeling, and I said no, because it's impossible to know how a pile of shit feels.

    2017, William C. Dietz, Bones of Empire, Jabberwocky Literary Agency, →ISBN, page 48

    Synonyms: piece of shit, shitbag, shitsack, sack of shit, assbag, assbreath, assbucket, asschunk

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Dutch schijtzooi, shitzooi
  • schijtzooiworthless structure or device
  • shitzooiworthless structure or device
French tas de merde
  • tas de merdeworthless structure or device
Polish szmelc
  • szmelcworthless structure or device
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Chicago

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