Have you ever stepped back from the toilet, looked in and thought "Damn! I didn't think I shat THAT much!"? Shat- Past tense of shit, in my dictionary. I thought I only used that word, but it actually is in the dictionary! Main Entry: [2]shit Pronunciation: 'shit Function: verb Inflected Form(s): shit or shat /'shat/; shit-ting Etymology: alteration of earlier shite, from Middle English shiten, from Old English -scItan; akin to Old High German scIzan to defecate and probably to Old English scEadan to separate �more at SHED Date: circa 1720 intransitive senses usually vulgar : DEFECATE transitive senses 1 : usually vulgar : to defecate in 2 : usually vulgar : to attempt to deceive : BULLSHIT Main Entry: shat past and past participle of shit [Source: Merriam-Webster] How awesome is that? Now I can say shat with ease, knowing it's grammatically correct. Also "No way! You're shitting me!" is correct. To "shit" someone is to lie to them. Ha! I love dictionaries. |
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