Past tense of 'shit'; to defecate or poop (a crude or informal word).
From Old English 'scitan' with Germanic roots. The word has been in English for over 1,000 years, though it's considered vulgar in most formal contexts today.
Despite being considered a 'bad word' today, 'shit' wasn't always taboo—it only became officially dirty in the 1600s-1700s when the middle class decided certain words were unrefined, and it stayed that way even though poop is something every human does.
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