Meaning & use

dog shit

noun·Everyday

A vulgar term for feces produced by a dog; also used informally as an adjective meaning very poor quality.

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She stepped in dog shit on the sidewalk and had to clean her shoe before going inside.

Fans complained loudly that the team's performance this season had been dog shit.

A note on using this word

This word is vulgar slang; the adjective use, meaning 'terrible', is common in casual speech but inappropriate in formal writing.

Words with a similar meaning

excrementfeces

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