to pack shit
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- phrasal verb
- Offensive
:
hacer las maletas
- Pack your shit and get out.
Examples
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Just pack up my shit, I'll be back for it in a couple days.
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OK, first of all, Doug, pack your shit up and fucking leave this dude.
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Get your baby, pack your shit up while this guy's gone, and move out.
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And in the morning, pack your shit.
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We still gotta pack this shit up.
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You pack my shit up yet?
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Pack your shit.
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Pack this shit up.
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But now, you guys, you're gonna have to pack up all your shit and go home, because I'm onto you, you dumb fucks.
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Before the road trip, make sure to pack your shit so we don't forget anything.
Synonyms
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To put things into a container to carry or store them
Put clothes and things into a suitcase to get ready to leave
To pack your things quickly to get ready to leave
How Prepared
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to prepare one’s belongings' is directly compositional from 'pack' (to put items into containers) + colloquial 'shit' used to mean 'stuff' or 'things', so a learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the sense. The phrase is informal and vulgar in register, which learners should note, but the semantic relationship is transparent rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
The phrasal verb pack shit comes from everyday speech where pack means to put things into a bag and shit is a rude word for 'things' or 'stuff'. Imagine someone quickly shoving clothes, phone chargers and small items into a suitcase, so it means 'to prepare your things' before travel.