shit canning
Tossing someone out
To shit-can something is to discard or throw it away, often unceremoniously—treating it like garbage.
By extension, to shit-can a person is to fire them: They shit-canned half the department last month.
The noun shit can refers to a toilet or waste container, making shit-canning the act of tossing something where refuse belongs.
Vulgar but common in casual speech.
- eliminateRemove completely
- discardDeliberately throw out
- throw awayRemove as unwanted
- toss outDispose of something
- dumpWaste disposal site
deep six · axing · given the axe · dismiss · fire · get the boot · layoffs · firing · shown the door · binning · jettison · booting · kicked to the curb · termination · dispose · pink slip · walking papers · chucking
shit canninghiring
Giving someone work
employing · onboarding · recruiting · bringing on · reinstating
shit canningkeeping
Holding in custody
preserving · treasuring · saving · cherishing · embracing
shit canninggreenlighting
Granting approval to proceed
approving · launching · implementing · adopting · embracing
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