"shower of shit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: showers of shit [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|showers of shit}} shower of shit (plural showers of shit)
  1. (vulgar, derogatory) A mass of something poor. Tags: derogatory, vulgar
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  2. (vulgar, derogatory) An individual or group. Tags: derogatory, vulgar
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shower of shite

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