Shitless

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having an empty bowel; greatly frightened; see usage notes below. not-comparable, slang, vulgar

    "The movie The Ring scared me shitless as a child."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used as complement) to the utmost degree wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
craplessintensepisslesswitless

Example

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"The movie The Ring scared me shitless as a child."

Etymology

From shit + -less. Compare scare the shit out of.

Related phrases

bored shitlessscared shitless

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