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Shitey vs Shite - What's the difference?

shitey | shite |

As adjectives the difference between shitey and shite

is that shitey is (british|vulgar|slang) shitty, worthless while shite is (british|irish|vulgar) bad, awful, shit.

As a noun shite is

(british|irish|vulgar) shit, trash, rubbish.

As an interjection shite is

(uk|irish|vulgar).

As a verb shite is

(uk|vulgar|chiefly|scotland|ireland) to defecate.

shitey

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (British, vulgar, slang) Shitty, worthless.
  • * 2001 , Laura Hird, Born Free
  • That's if the combined smell of minging socks, shitey trainers and a thousand farts clinging to the wallpaper doesn't put them off coming in here.
  • * 2008 , John Richmond, The Birds Call Me Seb
  • You know one of those wee shitey dogs that just yaps and yaps.

    shite

    English

    (wikipedia shite)

    Etymology 1

    From the (etyl) . More at shit.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, Irish, vulgar) Shit, trash, rubbish.
  • (British, Irish, pejorative) A foolish or deceitful person.
  • He's a useless shite .
    Derived terms
    * talk shite

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (British, Irish, vulgar) Bad, awful, shit.
  • The film was shite .

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (UK, Irish, vulgar)
  • Shite , I left my wallet at home.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) schiten, from (etyl) .

    Verb

  • (UK, vulgar, chiefly, Scotland, Ireland) To defecate.
  • * 2004 , Robert Morgan, Brave enemies (page 38)
  • ...it still softened my heart to see a man hurt so badly he sobbed and shited on himself.
  • * 2007 , Talonie Starr, Growth Manifesto (page 173)
  • He would probably have a head full of locks. Who has time to be pretty when people are hurting? Crying. Shiting on themselves trying to beat heroin.