shitcom

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noun

A low-quality or unfunny sitcom.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounshitcom (plural shitcoms)

plural shitcoms

  1. derogatoryslangvulgarA low-quality or unfunny sitcom.

    Games World was revamped for a second series, and a character from the competition night, Big Boy Barry, was given his own show, a sitcom. Or as it turned out, a shitcom.

    2012, David Walliams, Camp David, Penguin, published 2013, →ISBN
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    I can only hope that someone up there at Fox has enough intelligence to yank this shitcom before mid-season, but given their track record it will probably become their next flagship show.

    2006, Alexander Kern, Listen! Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen!!!: Selected Essays from the Best Blog No One Is Reading, →ISBN, page 203

    Ed opened the drapes and the sun revealed the grim scene, the filthy drool-stained pillow on the couch where he'd been sleeping, the TV blaring some horrible shitcom ever since he'd left the dial turned to any old thing, the dog food bag left open in the kitchen so Harry could help himself.

    2013, Brad Vance, A Little Too Broken, →ISBN

Origin

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APA

shitcom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shitcom

MLA

“shitcom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shitcom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shitcom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shitcom.

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