"shitey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-shitey.ogg [Australia] Forms: shitier [comparative], shitiest [superlative]
Etymology: shite + -y. Compare shitty. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shite|y}} shite + -y, {{m|en|shitty}} shitty Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} shitey (comparative shitier, superlative shitiest)
  1. (British, vulgar, slang) Shitty, worthless. Tags: British, slang, vulgar Synonyms: shity
    Sense id: en-shitey-en-adj--Q1-Pc8F Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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