more shit

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 02:08:09PM -0400, victor steinbok wrote:
>
> Any chance the specific "Eat shit and die!" will make it? "Eat shit" is a
> recent addition (2006) and does not show up in the sense "Go away! Never
> want to see you again!" or just plain "I hate you!"

I think this is covered by "Also (in imper.) used as a derisive retort
or insult." I agree that "eat shit and die" should probably be at least
illustrated in this quotation paragraph.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED

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