shitless
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Meaning · English
Having an empty bowel; greatly frightened; see usage notes below.
Register: slang, vulgar
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The movie The Ring scared me shitless as a child.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “shitless” mean?
Having an empty bowel; greatly frightened; see usage notes below.
Is “shitless” formal or informal?
shitless is generally slang, vulgar.