shat oneself
Lost bowel control
Shat oneself is the past tense of shit oneself—to defecate involuntarily, usually from fear, illness, or loss of control: He nearly shat himself when the car swerved.
Figuratively, it describes extreme fright or shock: I shat myself when I saw the bill.
British English favors this form; Americans often use shit or shat interchangeably for the past tense.
- bowel movementFecal discharge from body
- bowel controlVoluntary defecation regulation
- lost one's coolBecame visibly angry
- lost controlFailed to maintain composure
- scared stiffImmobilized by extreme fright
mortification · diarrhea · freaked out · lost it · panic · humiliation · shock · incontinence · froze up · cold sweat · anxiety · terror · feces · flipped out · dread · hit the roof · stress · nervousness