dookie

[Mullins, Bill]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arnold M. Zwicky [mailto:zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU]
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 1:45 PM
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: dookie
>
>   but HDAS glosses it as
> 'excrement', which suggests a mass use (like the most common
> uses of "shit") as well.  is this possible? things like,
> "gross, there's dookie all over the floor"?

"Shit" can be a count noun, too.  "Take a shit" for example.
(although "leave a shit" would, strictly speaking, be more accurate)