shit-can meaning (slang): definition, etymology and quotations

shit-can

verb

Etymology Derived from shitcan, meaning trash can.

Slang, Vulgar To dispose of in a shitcan (trash can); to throw out.

I figured that was your communiss trash. I shit-canned it.2003, Joel Turnipseed, Baghdad Express: A Gulf War Memoir, page 176:
Exhibitors and promotion companies endlessly give out free shit, which often just gets shit-canned when the attendees get to the airport because TSA won't let you take that shit onto a plane.2005, Shit:

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He figures the popcorn boxes and candy wrappers aren't the only things getting shit-canned right now.2011, Christopher Brookmyre, A Snowball In Hell:

Slang, Vulgar To dismiss or expel from work or elsewhere.

And I am me and you're not going to shit-can me without me fighting back.1979, Evelyn Shapiro, Barry Shapiro, The Women Say, the Men Say:
She didn't get shit-canned, she split.2005, Jeff Scheidel, Wake Me When I'm Over, page 78:

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Ambassador had him shit-canned. Sent him home early.2012, Richard Marcinko, John Weisman, Detachment Bravo:

Slang, Vulgar To get rid of or cancel.

I'm probably going to shit-can the program, 'cause I don't think it's worth the money.1994, Tom Clancy, Three Complete Novels, page 681:
Looks like it's time to shit-can your poisoning the fountain idea.2009, Davinia Bostick, The Match, page 108:

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He supposed now that would all come out, which made him want to shit-can his relationship with Juliet altogether, not that it was much more than sex anyway.2011, Nancy Bush, Hush, page 135:

Slang, Vulgar To severely injure or destroy; to trash.

Spencer, if you're going to shit-can your career in special ops, that's fine with me. But you'd damned well better be honest about the reasons you're doing it.2001, Martin Harry Greenberg, First to Fight II, page 8:
You know, the press, like it or not, you read the press, and, if you're getting shit-canned in the press, and you know you're injured, you think, "Oh, shit. The press are giving me a hard time. I've got to train harder to get back in to play, so then they can stop getting on my back."2008, Sean O. Richardson, Mark B. Andersen, Tony Morris, Overtraining Athletes: Personal Journeys in Sport, page 112:

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Your Blazer is shit-canned, buddy.2011, Jim Harrison, The Great Leader:
I was absolutely shit-canned. My arm was draped over Carolyn's shoulders and she was supporting most of my weight.2012, Jobie Hughes, At Dawn, page 171: