shooting the shit

A form of shoot the shit — To chat casually; to gossip.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shoot the shit
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APA

shooting the shit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20the%20shit

MLA

“shooting the shit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20the%20shit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shooting the shit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20the%20shit.

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