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shit on toast

shit on toast

9.9
A rude way to say food or other things are very bad
  • noun
  • /ʃɪt ɒn toʊst/
  • Offensive
translation icon : una mierda
  • His homemade soup was so bad I had to call it shit on toast.

Examples

  • This dish tastes like shit on toast.

  • The critics agreed that the latest album was just shit on toast.

  • After tasting the cafeteria lunch, she muttered, 'This is shit on toast.'

  • I can't believe they served us shit on toast for dinner!

  • The restaurant served a dish that tasted like shit on toast, leaving us very disappointed.

  • I couldn't believe anyone would enjoy that movie; it was complete shit on toast.

  • After trying the new pizza place, I realized the food was nothing but shit on toast.

Synonyms

shit
vsshit on toast
  • Offensive
∞ 9.9

Something worthless or untrue that people say to you

is the informal derogatory term often reserved for items, especially food
piece of shit
vsshit on toast
  • Offensive
169 9.9

A person or thing that is very bad and has no value used to insult someone

is used mainly about items poor in quality, not to insult people
sack of shit
vsshit on toast
  • Offensive
13 9.9

Something that is very bad and should be ignored

is used for things judged worthless for their poor quality, often food
shitheap
vsshit on toast
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A very dirty, messy pile of trash and broken things

is used to describe single items judged worthless, often about food
like shit on toast
vsshit on toast
  • Offensive
9.9

Something that is very bad and unpleasant

is used mainly for items that are especially bad as food
pure shitpiss
vsshit on toast
  • Offensive
9.9

A thing that is very bad and not worth having

is used mainly for items judged worthless, often about food
shitdog
vsshit on toast
  • Offensive
9.9

A poor-quality thing that does not work well

is used more broadly for poor quality items, often about food
total shitburger
vsshit on toast
  • Offensive
9.9

A very bad excuse that people do not believe

is mainly used to judge quality of things, not to excuse situations

Antonyms

delicacy
37 6.3

A rare or special food that people enjoy for its taste

gourmet
1 5.1

Food or drink that is very high quality and made carefully

How Worthless

shit on toast
  • Offensive
9.9
crap
  • Offensive
∞ 8.5
trash
  • Offensive
148 7.4
dud
  • Informal
14 4.7

Surface Forms

shit on toast singular
shits on toast plural

Morphology

shit + on + toast

The meaning is directly and vividly derived from the parts: 'shit' (worthless, disgusting) placed 'on toast' (food) creates a concrete, negative image meaning something extremely poor or disgusting, especially food. Although vulgar in register, this is a literal metaphorical composition that a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer.

Etymology

The phrase shit on toast makes a strong picture: a piece of toast with shit on it, something clearly ruined and disgusting. So people use it to call something 'worthless' or 'very bad'.