shitting planks

verb

Extremely frightened.

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Meanings

verb
  1. IrelandslangvulgarExtremely frightened.

    He gave a little wave and then turned back to the computer, sweating. He was shitting planks now. He had to do this thing properly.

    2006, Stephen J. Martin, Rock and a Hard Place, 1st edition, Cork: Mercier Press, →ISBN, page 368
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