English Explanatory Dictionary

shitgibbon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A contemptible person.
  2. A type of compound word used as an insult, consisting of a single-syllable expletive, followed by an absurd or innocuous two-syllable noun that usually forms a trochee.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɪtɡɪbən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shitgibbon.wav

Word forms

shitgibbon shitgibbons

Etymology

From shit + gibbon. The insult was coined by journalist David Quantick in British music magazine NME in January 1990. The linguistics sense was coined by linguist Taylor Jones in a blog post from February 2017 (see quote), which followed an earlier blog post by linguist Ben Zimmer about the insult's origin and linguistic qualities. The posts were written shortly after the prominent use of shitgibbon as an insult by politician Daylin Leach on Twitter directed at then-US president Donald Trump. Leach's tweet may have been inspired by a similar 2016 viral tweet by user @MetalOllie, who also directed the term at Trump.

Synonyms

assbag assbreath assbucket asscunt assface assfag assfaggot assfuck assfucker asshat asshead asshole assmonkey assmouth assmunch assmuncher asstard asswagon assweed asswipe bag of dicks ball sack ballsucker barf bag bastard berk bitchcunt bitchface bitchfuck bitchwhore blackguard buttface butthead buttmunch buttmuncher choad chunderhead chunk-blower cockbag cockbreath cockface cockfag cockfuck cockfucker cock gobbler cockhead cock-knocker cockmonger cockmunch cockmuncher cocksack cockshit cocksuck cocksucker cockwad cockwaffle cockweasel cockwipe crapface craphead
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