shitcan
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shitcan
Where it comes from
From shit + can, originally military slang.
noun shitcans
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A receptacle for holding excrement, especially the removable can on a latrine.
One shitcan won't flush, Coyt-san.
Similar: shit bowl, shitbucket, shitpot, shitter, can, chamber, chamber pot, chemical toilet, commode, Cousin John, crapper, gazunder
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A garbage can or wastepaper basket.
Everything down the shitcan.
Similar: bin, garbage can, garbage pail, trash bin, trash can, trashbin, trashcan, waste bin, wastebin
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A shoddy vehicle.
Very good young man. Look for my car. The shitcan.
Similar: shitbox, shitbucket, piece of shit, banger, beater, bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, clunker, crate, crock, flivver, gas guzzler
verb shitcans · shitcanning · shitcanned
- Alternative form of shit-can They had to shitcan him.
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