no shit

no shit

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Interjection

no shit

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no,‎ shit.
2. (colloquial, vulgar) An exclamation of amazement or disbelief.
   • 1987 June 17, Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford, Full Metal Jacket, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, spoken by Gunnery Sergeant Hartman (R. Lee Ermey):

     Well, no shit. What have we got here? A fucking comedian. Private Joker.

3. (colloquial, vulgar, sarcastic) An ironic response to a statement of the obvious.

Synonyms

• (amazement): no kidding, no way
• (response to the obvious): really, oh really, you don't say

Derived terms

• no shit, Sherlock

Translations

vulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief

Catalan: no fotis (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 不會吧／不会吧 (bù huì ba) Estonian: mida põrgut Finnish: ei helvetti, mitä helvettiä French: sans blague (fr), sans dec (fr) German: ohne Scheiß, kein Scheiß Polish: bez kitu (pl) (literally “no putty”) Romanian: să mori tu (literally “may you die”) Russian: да ладно (ru) (da ladno)

vulgar: response to obvious statement

Finnish: älä hitossa French: sans blague (fr), sans dec (fr) Italian: grazie al cazzo Romanian: să mori tu Russian: да ладно (ru) (da ladno)

Anagrams

• Histon, Shinto, Shintō, hits on, shit on, tonish