How to Pronounce "shoot the shit"
expression
ˈʃut/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈʃɪt
SHOOT-thuh-SHIT
ʃˈuːt/ /ðə, ði/ /ʃˈɪt
shOOT-thuh-shIT
Definition
To talk casually with someone, usually about unimportant things. It is a very informal, sometimes vulgar, slang expression.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈʃut/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈʃɪt
British English
ʃˈuːt/ /ðə, ði/ /ʃˈɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SHOOT-thuh-SHIT
UK
shOOT-thuh-shIT
Listen in Context
We sat at the café and shot the shit for hours.
Sometimes I just want to shoot the shit with my friends.
They met after work to shoot the shit.
It’s been ages since we’ve had time to shoot the shit like this.