"Shitter" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈʃɪ.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʃɪ.tɚ/ [Canada, General-American]
Rhymes: -ɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: Blend of shit + Twitter. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|shit|Twitter}} Blend of shit + Twitter Head templates: {{en-prop}} Shitter
  1. (Internet slang, derogatory, vulgar) The social media website Twitter. Tags: Internet, derogatory, vulgar Related terms: Twatter, Xhitter, Xitter
    Sense id: en-Shitter-en-name-3lXwPDGW Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nicknames, Twitter Disambiguation of English blends: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Nicknames: 57 43 Disambiguation of Twitter: 98 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɪ.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʃɪ.tɚ/ [Canada, General-American] Forms: Shitters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: In reference to its tendency to leak oil, primarily hydraulic fluid. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Shitter (plural Shitters)
  1. (chiefly US, military slang, derogatory) The Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion and its variants. Tags: US, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-Shitter-en-noun-obdz-jmg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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