"ratshit" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹæt.ʃɪt/ Audio: en-au-ratshit.ogg [Australia] Forms: more ratshit [comparative], most ratshit [superlative]
Rhymes: -æt.ʃɪt Etymology: From rat + shit. Etymology templates: {{com|en|rat|shit}} rat + shit Head templates: {{en-adj}} ratshit (comparative more ratshit, superlative most ratshit)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) Of very poor quality, badly substandard, useless; damaged or broken; unwell, exhausted. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-ratshit-en-adj-8MHSpSMh Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 1 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 1 47

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹæt.ʃɪt/ Audio: en-au-ratshit.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -æt.ʃɪt Etymology: From rat + shit. Etymology templates: {{com|en|rat|shit}} rat + shit Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ratshit (uncountable)
  1. (vulgar, literal or figurative) The excrement of a rat. Tags: uncountable, vulgar Categories (topical): Feces Translations (vulgar: excrement of a rat): rotanpaska (Finnish), Rattenscheiße [feminine] (German), Rattenkacke [feminine] (German), gówno szczura [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-ratshit-en-noun-Hei5ZZA4 Disambiguation of Feces: 19 69 11 Disambiguation of 'vulgar: excrement of a rat': 96 4
  2. (Australia, vulgar, slang) Nonsense, bullshit. Tags: Australia, slang, uncountable, vulgar
    Sense id: en-ratshit-en-noun-aGc39cba Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 1 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 1 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: go to ratshit

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