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Shitter vs Shutter - What's the difference?

shitter | shutter |

As nouns the difference between shitter and shutter

is that shitter is (slang|vulgar) agent noun of shit; one who shits while shutter is one who shuts or closes something.

As an adjective shitter

is (shit).

As a verb shutter is

to close shutters covering.

shitter

English

Etymology 1

From .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang, vulgar) Agent noun of shit; one who shits.
  • (slang, vulgar) The toilet; the bathroom or water closet.
    • Hold on, I gotta use the shitter .
  • (slang, vulgar, British) The anus.
  • * 2006 , Dominic Lavin, Last Seen in Bangkok (page 159)
    • Dave commented on the statue that had grabbed the pair's attention when they'd arrived, saying how quaint it looked, then capped off his comment with, “D'you reckon that receptionist takes it up the shitter ?”
    Synonyms
    * , * (anus) pooper (US),

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (shit)
  • * James Skelly, quoted in Doug Levy, “Artist Spotlight: ”, in CMJ New Music Report , ISSN 0890-0795, Volume 74, Number 797 (2003 January 20), page 21:
    • Text sex is even shitter .
  • * Simon Raven, quoted in Simon Raven and Chris Raven, Living the Linger , Samosir Books Limited (2005), ISBN 978-0-9548842-0-8, page 170:
    • Even shitter !
  • * 2005 , Steve Morris, Pod and the Sexy Dream Club , Troubador Publishing Ltd, ISBN 978-1-904744-26-9, page 49:
    • Our university may have been shit on University Challenge, and even shitter at any kind of sport, but for a good political bit of head kicking we were unbeatable.

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    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who shuts or closes something.
  • * (Max Beerbohm)
    • it would be very difficult to pack this drawing in such a way that it would be sure not to be injured by the frantic fingers of the openers and shutters .
  • (usually, in the plural) Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.
  • (photography) The part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in during taking a picture.

    • Derived terms

    * roller shutter * shutter priority * shutter speed

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To close shutters covering.
    • Shutter the windows, there's a storm coming!
  • To close up (a building or an operation) for a prolonged period of inoccupancy.
    • It took all day to shutter the cabin now that the season has ended.
    The US is seeking to get Iran to shutter its nuclear weapons program.

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