"shi" meaning in English

See shi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ʃɪ(ː)/
Head templates: {{en-interjection}} shi
  1. Apocopic form of shit Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, apocopic Alternative form of: shit Related terms: she, She, Shi, Shih, Shii, shi shi, shi-shi (english: etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-shi-en-intj-wOn2toDu Categories (other): English third person pronouns Disambiguation of English third person pronouns: 21 31 20 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Etymology: Clipping of shibire. Coined by Japanese-Canadian geneticist and zoologist David Suzuki, the person who also coined "shibire". Etymology templates: {{m|en|shibire}} shibire, {{coin|en|David Suzuki|nat=Japanese-Canadian|occ=geneticist and zoologist}} Coined by Japanese-Canadian geneticist and zoologist David Suzuki Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shi (uncountable)
  1. (genetics) Abbreviation of shibire. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: shibire Categories (topical): Genetics Derived forms: shi(ts), shi(ts1), shi(ts2)
    Sense id: en-shi-en-noun-609ojGxM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English third person pronouns Disambiguation of English third person pronouns: 21 31 20 29 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ʃɪ(ː)/
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shi (uncountable)
  1. Apocopic form of shit Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, apocopic, uncountable Alternative form of: shit
    Sense id: en-shi-en-noun-wOn2toDu Categories (other): English third person pronouns Disambiguation of English third person pronouns: 21 31 20 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Pronoun

IPA: /ʃaɪ/
Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} shi, {{en-pron}} shi
  1. (rare, furry fandom) Alternative form of sie (gender-neutral pronoun) Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare, slang Alternative form of: sie (extra: gender-neutral pronoun) Categories (topical): Furry fandom, Gender Synonyms: hir (english: objective form)
    Sense id: en-shi-en-pron-ujmhCGPt Disambiguation of Furry fandom: 29 24 11 36 Disambiguation of Gender: 22 29 7 41 Categories (other): English third person pronouns, English pronouns Disambiguation of English third person pronouns: 21 31 20 29 Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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