(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang, vulgar) nothing at all or very little.
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang, vulgar) nothing at all or very little.
"shit all" means: nothing at all or very little.. This is strong language and parents may reasonably want to discuss when, where and around whom it is used. It is not usually a sign of trouble on its own; many teens use such words to fit in with peers. A calm conversation about register, audience and consequences (school, work, family) tends to be more useful than a ban. Pay attention to the target of the language more than the word itself.
"shit all" means: nothing at all or very little.. Register: strong, taboo language. Avoid in writing, business, classroom and any formal setting; reserve for close friends after observing native use first. Note the regional or dialect label (UK) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"shit all" means: nothing at all or very little.. This is strong language and parents may reasonably want to discuss when, where and around whom it is used. It is not usually a sign of trouble on its own; many teens use such words to fit in with peers. A calm conversation about register, audience and consequences (school, work, family) tends to be more useful than a ban. Pay attention to the target of the language more than the word itself.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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Spent my whole bank holiday cleaning and painting my decking and got back from work and the birds have shit all over it. Still gotta put sealant on yet. Better not strip my paint
“Asking John Marston to take a bath & stop looking like shit all the time”
“He's up to that shit ALL THE TIME!!! I'm so glad he's leaving, because he's such a sly little toe rag”
“Spent my whole bank holiday cleaning and painting my decking and got back from work and the birds have shit all over it. Still gotta put sealant on yet. Better not strip my paint”
“the thing people point to when smearing me over it is usually a post i made months later, because linear time doesn't matter apparently! (i called the story "viciously misogynist" and orientalist. i stand by that, but women write misogynist shit all the time!)”
“ppl likes it cuz it’s basically enemies to lovers type of shit all over again but like… I personally never fucked with this fanon thing Too icky for me”
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(slang, vulgar, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) To talk nonsense or to lie.