shit-can

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shit-can

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Derived from shitcan, meaning trash can.

verb shit-cans · shit-canning · shit-canned · shit can · shitcan

  1. slang, vulgar To dispose of in a shitcan (trash can); to throw out. I figured that was your communiss trash. I shit-canned it.

    Similar: fire, terminate

  2. slang, vulgar To dismiss or expel from work or elsewhere. And I am me and you're not going to shit-can me without me fighting back.

    Similar: can

  3. slang, vulgar To get rid of or cancel. I'm probably going to shit-can the program, 'cause I don't think it's worth the money.
  4. slang, vulgar To severely injure or destroy; to trash. Spencer, if you're going to shit-can your career in special ops, that's fine with me. But you'd damned well better be honest about the reasons you're doing it.

noun shit-cans · shit can · shitcan

  1. alternative Alternative form of shitcan Says Ellroy, "Noir is a shit-can I'm getting off of.

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@misc{shit_can_2026,
  title = {shit-can},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shit-can},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}