"shitlist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shitlists [plural]
Etymology: From shit + list, by analogy with hit list. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shit|list}} shit + list Head templates: {{en-noun}} shitlist (plural shitlists)
  1. (vulgar) A group of people held in contempt or targeted for revenge, etc. Tags: vulgar Coordinate_terms: blacklist, hit list, hitlist
    Sense id: en-shitlist-en-noun-VqneZWk~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6

Verb

Forms: shitlists [present, singular, third-person], shitlisting [participle, present], shitlisted [participle, past], shitlisted [past]
Etymology: From shit + list, by analogy with hit list. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shit|list}} shit + list Head templates: {{en-verb}} shitlist (third-person singular simple present shitlists, present participle shitlisting, simple past and past participle shitlisted)
  1. (transitive, vulgar) To place on a shitlist. Tags: transitive, vulgar
    Sense id: en-shitlist-en-verb-SmJ3GNvN

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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