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Shitless vs Shiftless - What's the difference?

shitless | shiftless |

As adjectives the difference between shitless and shiftless

is that shitless is (vulgar) having an empty bowel; greatly frightened; (see usage notes below) while shiftless is lazy, unmotivated.

shitless

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (vulgar) Having an empty bowel; greatly frightened; (see usage notes below).
  • :He was scared shitless .

    • Usage notes

    * This term is primarily found in the verb phrase . It may be considered a more evocative variant of certain uses of (witless) and (speechless).

    See also

    * spitless (euphemism) * witless

    shiftless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • lazy, unmotivated
  • untrustworthy as a result of being incompetent at the job