shitware

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noun

Software of exceptionally poor quality.

Similar
cheesewarecoasterwarecrapwarecrudware
OriginEnglish softwarebf. ← Middle English ware ← Old English waru →
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Meanings

nounshitware (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryuncountablevulgarcomputingSoftware of exceptionally poor quality.

    Synonyms: cheeseware, coasterware, crapware, crudware

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSoftware of exceptionally poor quality.

Similar
cheesewarecoasterwarecrapwarecrudware
Also see
cheesewarecoasterwarecrapwarecrudware

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*skey-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*skeyd-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*skéydt
  5. Proto-Germanic*skītaną
  6. Proto-Germanic*skitiz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*skiti
  8. Proto-West Germanic*skittjā
  9. Old Englishsċitte
  10. Old English*sċite
  11. Middle Englishschite
  12. Englishshit
  13. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  14. Proto-Germanic*samþuz /*samftuz
  15. Proto-West Germanic*samft(ī)
  16. Old Englishsōfte
  17. Middle Englishsofte
  18. Englishsoft
  19. Proto-Germanic*warō
  20. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  21. Old Englishwaru
  22. Middle Englishware
  23. Englishsoftwarebf.
  24. Englishshitware

From shit + -ware.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

shitware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shitware

MLA

“shitware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shitware. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shitware,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shitware.

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