"shitmonger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shitmongers [plural]
Etymology: From shit + monger. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shit|monger}} shit + monger Head templates: {{en-noun}} shitmonger (plural shitmongers)
  1. (vulgar, derogatory) A person who peddles in worthless, overblown, or harmful ideas or gossip (for the love of attention, drama, scandal, or the money that can come from those). Tags: derogatory, vulgar
    Sense id: en-shitmonger-en-noun-R7vorOFj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "(vulgar, derogatory) A person who peddles in worthless, overblown, or harmful ideas or gossip (for the love of attention, drama, scandal, or the money that can come from those)."
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