"scared shitless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-scared shitless.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=scared shitless}} scared shitless (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) Very frightened, terrified. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-scared_shitless-en-adj-JRKeNoVF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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