shit

Vulgar English word
Event profanity Q519
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shit

Summary

shit is a profanity[1]. shit has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • shit's instance of is recorded as profanity[3].
  • shit's instance of is recorded as name calling[4].
  • shit's instance of is recorded as vulgarism[5].
  • shit's instance of is recorded as swear word[6].
  • feces is named after shit[7].
  • shit's has characteristic is recorded as censorship[8].
  • shit's different from is recorded as Hovno[9].
  • shit's different from is recorded as Shit[10].
  • shit's different from is recorded as Dritt[11].
  • shit's different from is recorded as Shar[12].

Body

Context

Recorded instance of include profanity[3], name calling[4], vulgarism[5], and swear word[6].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for shit include enshittification[13].

Why It Matters

shit has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] shit is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Entities named for shit include enshittification[13].

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). shit. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shit
MLA “shit.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/shit.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shit_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{shit}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shit}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · ~2026-36985-58 · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id skitt
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4342]]: skitt"
  2. 21d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag shit
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: shit, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289959299|shit (#289959299)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 8w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after
    Instance of profanity, name calling, vulgarism +1
    Has characteristic censorship
    Different from Hovno, Shit, Dritt +1
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||vi, ga, als, sv, nn, simple, is, ms, no, ar */ Add 10 multilingual descriptions extracted from Wikipedia article first sentences (universal multilingual maint"
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