shitter

18 9.9

A rude word for a person who poops

noun
/ˈʃɪtər/

Offensive

: gilipollas (vulg., ES)

Hey, look, I just gotta go to the shitter.

Today we have Bobby Lee, the hilarious and infamous Pants shitter.

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Examples

American education is in the shitter.

Accepted (2006)
Yes, it is true that the man inherited an economy in the shitter.

Blog text (31)
Well, there goes what's left of India's economy down the shitter...

Blog text (9)
Let's get our country out of the shitter; it's kind of like having nice shiny rims but nowhere to live.

Blog text (8)
You do realize the economy is in the shitter because of dependence, don't you?

Blog text (15)
My life is in the shitter right about now, so if you don't mind, I'd like to stew a bit.

Fiction book (1994)
I need to find the nearest shitter before the next stop.
He was always in the shitter after eating too much at once.
During the camping trip, we had to designate a spot as the shitter.

Synonyms

pooper

vsshitter

NSFW

6 8.1

A child or pet that leaves a dirty mess of body waste

is rougher and vulgar in tone rather than playful or informal

defecator

vsshitter

Specialized

9.9

A person who passes waste from their bowels

is vulgar and slangy rather than neutral or clinical in tone

Idioms

in the shitter

Offensive

2 9.9

In a very bad situation or serious trouble

Compounds

street shitter

Offensive

9.9

A person who poops in public places, often used as an insult

Surface Forms

shitter singular

shitters plural

Morphology

shitter = shit (transparent) = shit + er

Formed by the productive agentive suffix '-er' on the verb 'shit'; the meaning 'person who defecates' is directly derived, though the word is vulgar/slang.

Etymology

Shitter comes from the rude word shit, which means 'to defecate', plus the ending -er meaning 'one who does something', like in runner. So shitter is a rude name for 'a person who defecates' and is often used as an insult for someone who behaves badly.