The word "Shit" in every language... [html]

Mike Cleven ironmtn at BIGFOOT.COM
Mon Feb 18 04:31:21 UTC 2002


Mike Cleven wrote:
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 "Cultus ikta" as "shit" is the most common rendering of that
> phrase, but it can have a wide range of other meanings depending on
> context (it literally means bad/worthless/ordinary object/thing".

Wanted to add: among the more common of these other meanings:
"garbage", "something wasted", "something broken", "something useless".

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Mike Cleven
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