The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
shit
noun: something (see more)
Some things.
I think like this about some things: These things are bad things. I don’t have to say what these things are. You know these things like I know these things.
Because of this, I say this word: ‘shit’.
I think about this word like this: Some people can feel something bad when they hear this word. Some people think like it is bad if someone says this word. I don’t think the same. I want to say this word.
Note
The general implication is that 'these things are bad things' but this is not always the case. It is worth being aware of this part of the entry however, as it can imply this to the listener even when not intended."Do you have any of that shit you use for sticking fake nails on? I need some."
"Mum told me I have to clean the garage. Now I have to go through twenty years of shit I've forgotten about."
"Can you move your shit off the table so we can have dinner?"
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