Green’s Dictionary of Slang

an excl., usu. used to indicate one’s mild annoyance.

1961		(con. early 1950s) J. Peacock Valhalla 220: ‘Mama-san, for shit’s sake,’ Poke said wearily.
1964		H.S. Thompson letter 11 March in Proud Highway (1997) 442: For shit’s sake stop calling me a ‘liberal’.
1975		T. Berger Sneaky People (1980) 210: ‘How many’s that make now?’ ‘Shit sake, seven,’ said Vinnie.
1976		R. Carver Stories (1985) 356: ‘For shit’s sake!’ she said.
1976		P. Theroux Family Arsenal 239: I’m going to get anorexia again, for shit sake.
2003		P. Cornwell Blow Fly (2004) 94: Oh, for shit’s sake, I’m gonna call you Benton.

a general excl. of dismissal.

1963–74		B. Humphries Barry McKenzie [comic strip] in Complete Barry McKenzie (1988) 93: Shut up and go plait your shit!
1985		‘Thommo’ Dict. Aus. Swearing & Sex Sayings 61: GO PLAIT YOUR SHIT — Fuck off, you’re talking a load of shit.
1996		J. Byrell Lairs, Urgers & Coat-Tuggers 219: Ernie told the Greencoat to go and plait his own droppings.
1996		J. Byrell Lairs, Urgers & Coat-Tuggers 149: [W]e all [...] zip our yaps and wait for the down little urger to either own up or tell Big Oscar to go an plait his shit or something trickier, maybe.

(US) an excl. of surprise, euph. as I’ll be dipped (in it) .

1950		R. Starnes And When She Was Bad 188: I’d be dipped if I could see how the portly, pink old party had done it.
1959		‘Sheldon Lord’ 69 Barrow Street 30: Talbot threw back his head and roared. ‘I’ll be dipped in it,’ he said.
1961		G.L. Coon Meanwhile, Back at the Front 2: The casualty stared happily at his leg. ‘I’ll be dipped in shit. I’ll be the only man in history got a Purple Heart on the way to a whorehouse’.
1978		Analog Science Fiction 98 37: Well I’ll be dipped in shit [...] Congratulations! That’s terrific.
1982		(con. 1970) J. Del Vecchio 13th Valley (1983) n.p.: ‘Well I’ll be dipped in shit,’ Garbageman said. ‘Go git the LT.’ ‘I’ll git um, Pop,’ a third soldier volunteered. ‘I’ll git um but I’ll be dipped in shit, too’.
1983		J. Ciardi A Second Browser’s Dict. 248: Well, I’ll be dipped in shit!
2003		D. McGowan False Stature 176: ” He was startled by the bellowing voice. ‘I’ll be dipped in shit!’.
2017		K. Stamper Twitter 1 Mar. 🌐 Well, I’ll be dipped: #WordByWord has been chosen as one of Amazon’s top ten best books of March!
2022		Reedus & Bill Ravaged 119: ‘Well, I’ll be dipped in shit! [...] I thought you’s dead’.

a sarcastic retort of dismissal.

1970		R. Gaffney A World of Good 133: ‘I’m hit,’ I sobbed. ‘Like shit you are. Get up’.
1975		J. Roe Same Old Grind 155: ‘I’m going on the road.’ ‘Like shit you are! Not without me!’.
1988		M. Atwood Cat’s Eye (1989) 370: ‘That was years ago,’ I say. ‘Thousands of years ago. It wasn’t important.’ ‘Like shit,’ he says.
1998		D. Jenkins Rude Behavior 403: ‘[T]he important thing is just to be here, isn’t it?’ ‘Like shit.’ .

see separate entry.

used as non-specific excl.

1967		R. Conot Rivers of Blood 27: He would say, ‘Shit, you don't know what you talking about!’ .
1978		R. Charles Brother Ray 110: I rap at the door. ‘Yeah?’ ‘It’s Brother Ray.’ ‘Come in, man. Shit! Come on in, Ray, and help us sing’.
1986		D. Barker (con. c.1945) Life in Jazz 175: He said, ‘You going to quit the band?’ I said, ‘Shit, yeah. I’m going to quit the band’.
1989		(con. 1930s) D. Jenkins You Call It Sports 24: ‘Shit, if he wins two national championships, we’ll rename the goddamn library after him!’ .
1998		P. Doyle (con. late 1950s) Amaze Your Friends (2019) 15: ‘Shit, Lach, fair go. You think I’m in this game for fun?’.

(US) a mild excl.

2001

(con. 1975–6) E. Little Steel Toes 13: Shit howdy, don’t got no fuckin’ teeth, just keep on gummin’ at your organ.

(US campus) a general excl. of annoyance.

1989

P. Munro Sl. U.

(N.Z.) an excl. of regret, sorrow.

2003

McGill Reed Dict. of N.Z. Sl. 186: shit oh dear/oh dearie oh Exclamation of regret, if not lamentation, eg. ‘Bowled for a duck first ball in both innings – shit oh dearie oh’.

(US) excl. of pleasure.

c.1935

‘Dixie Dugan’ in http://tijuanabibles.org 🌐 U-m-m - Sweet shit - Oh, boy.