shit the bed

a sudden and complete failure or collapse producing a profoundly negative result.
the canadian 2011 junior hockey team sh-t the bed in the third period against the russians.
1. verb. to die

2. verb. to become mechanically inoperable beyond the point of repair. see also, f-cked, fubar.

entymology and usage: “sh-t the bed” comes from the unfortunate final humiliation when an animal’s (yes, including human’s) bowels completely relax at the point of death, causing the contents of the colon to be expelled. to use the term as a “euphamism” for biological death is considered to be in poor taste. it is more often colorfully used in definition 2.
1. that -sshole mr jones never had a good word to say to anyone. at his funeral, the few attendees were secretly glad that he had sh-t the bed.

2. i was hoping that my car could be repaired, but the mechanic told me that it had sh-t the bed so i had it scr-pped.
when something quits working or is about to stop working.
can i call you back? my phone is about to sh-t the bed.
a form of exclamation expressing annoyance or surprise.

to cry out suddenly in pleasure or pain.

“sh-t the bed, we’ve been burgled!”

“sh-t the bed, that feels good!”

“sh-t the bed, i have a terrible hangover”
meaning to die or not do well at all. stems from the fact that when someone dies or is very sick they will lose rectal sphincter tone and quite literally sh-t, on the bed.
my truck was working fine yesterday but it sh-t the bed last night.
to embarr-ss oneself privately or solely in the company of close family/friends. this term is so named because defecating on one’s bed is truly embarr-ssing but only for those who are witness to such an event, which is usually limited to the individual who sh-tted the bed or a few additional people. either way, the embarr-ssment can be contained to a manageable degree.
jeff: “dude, i totally sh-t the bed last night”
mike: “what did you do?”
jeff: “fell down the stairs while my family was watching tv”
mike: “that’s not bad, at least you didn’t sh-t the pool”
the utilization of the phrase varies by country.

1. (american) failure of a device, usually in a non-repairable manner.
2. (british) exclamation of surprised.

1. “my car sh-t the bed when the timing belt broke.”
2. “the boss is back from vacation early!” “sh-t the bed.”

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