shitcan

ˈʃɪt.kæn

shitcanned, shitcanning

Definition of shitcan - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

waste

Slang

garbage can or wastepaper basket

Slang

He tossed the old papers into the shitcan.

bin

trash can

wastebasket

firing

Slang

situation of being fired from a job

Slang

After the mistake, he was worried about getting the shitcan.

dismissal

termination

Verb

tr.

employment

Slang

dismiss someone from a job suddenly

Slang

They decided to shitcan the new manager.

fire

sack

terminate

waste

Slang

discard something as useless or unwanted

Slang

He decided to shitcan the old computer.

discard

dispose

dump

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Origin of shitcan

Old English, scite (dung) + can (container)

Examples of shitcan in a sentence

She found the missing keys in the shitcan.
He got the shitcan after the project failed.
Rumors about the shitcan spread quickly in the office.
The company decided to shitcan several employees.
She was shitcanned without any warning.
She decided to shitcan the broken chair.

They had to shitcan the outdated policy.

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French:poubelle, virer, ...
German:Mülleimer, feuern, ...
Italian:cestino, licenziare, ...
Spanish:papelera, despedir, ...
Portuguese:lixeira, despedir, ...
Chinese:垃圾桶, 炒掉, ...
Japanese:ゴミ箱, クビにする, ...
Arabic:سلة مهملات, طَرَدَ, ...
Hebrew:פַּח אַשְׁפָּה, לְפַטֵּר, ...
Russian:мусорное ведро, увольнять, ...
Ukrainian:сміттєвий бак, звільнити, ...
Hindi:कचरे का डिब्बा, अचानक निकालना, ...
Bengali:আবর্জনার ঝুড়ি, বরখাস্ত করা, ...
Catalan:paperera, acomiadar, ...
Czech:odpadkový koš, vyhodit, ...
Danish:skraldespand, fyre, ...
Dutch:vuilnisbak, ontslaan, ...
Greek:κάδος απορριμμάτων, απολύω, ...
Hungarian:szemetes, kirúgni, ...
Khmer:ធុងសំរាម, បណ្តេញចេញពីការងារ, ...
Korean:쓰레기통, 해고하다, ...
Persian:سطل زباله, اخراج کرد, ...
Polish:kosz na śmieci, zwolnić, ...
Portuguese (BR):lata de lixo, demitir, ...
Romanian:coș de gunoi, a concedia, ...
Swedish:soptunna, sparka, ...
Thai:ถังขยะ, ไล่ออก, ...
Turkish:çöp kutusu, kovmak, ...
Vietnamese:thùng rác, sa thải, ...

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