Etymograph

English

shitlist

From shit + list, by analogy with hit list.

A compound of shit + list

Proto-Germanic *skitiz

Proto-West Germanic *skiti

Old English *sċite ‘dung’

Middle English schit

English shit

Middle English lī̆st ‘band’

English list

Today it means

noun A group of people held in contempt or targeted for revenge, etc.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “shitlist”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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