take a shit

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take a shit

verb takes a shit · taking a shit · took a shit · taken a shit

  1. colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar To defecate. Is Rachel still taking a shit? We gotta go now.

    Similar: take a dump, boo-boo, cack, choke a darkie, crap, defecate, do one's ease, ease oneself, do a number two, do one's easement, drite, drop a bomb

  2. UK, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar To fail or malfunction. I had to use the stairs because the lift took a shit this morning.

    Similar: crap out

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@misc{take_a_shit_2026,
  title = {take a shit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20a%20shit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}