"shitfire" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: From shit + fire, possibly a calque of Spanish cacafuego (“braggart”, literally “fireshitter”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shit|fire}} shit + fire, {{clq|en|es|cacafuego||braggart|lit=fireshitter|nocap=1}} calque of Spanish cacafuego (“braggart”, literally “fireshitter”)
  1. (US, vulgar) Used as an oath Tags: US, vulgar Synonyms: shit fire, shit-fire
    Sense id: en-shitfire-en-intj-xY0lC9CQ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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