SHITLESS

shitless, witless

(adjective) (used as complement) to the utmost degree; “he was scared witless”; “the students were bored shitless”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

shitless (not comparable)

(vulgar) Having an empty bowel; greatly frightened; see usage notes below.

Usage notes

• This term is primarily found in the verb phrase scare shitless and its participial adjective scared shitless. It may be considered a more evocative variant of certain uses of witless and speechless.

Source: Wiktionary



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BARGAIN

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