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1. shoot the shit
May 20, 2010 Urban Word of the Day
To chat idly about things that neither person involved in the conversation will be likely to remember.
John: "We decided to shoot the shit for a while."

Jeff: "Oh yeah? What'd you talk about?"

John: "I don't remember."
2. shoot the shit
To talk idley about nothing in particular
"Come on over and shoot the shit"
by Missy Aug 17, 2004 share this add a video
3. Shoot the Shit
To just hang out and bull shit about random stuff.
Paul:Hey man you wanna go to the mall
Mike:Nah man, let's just go skate and shoot the shit.
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4. shoot the shit
To pass leisure time idly conversing.

Etymology: Possibly originates from WWI when soldiers in trenches would use bucket latrines and then shoot at them for target practice during downtime.
Wife: What do you guys do when you're fishing all day?

Guy: You know... Stuff.

Wife: No I don't know, that's why I asked.

Guy: Just shoot the shit, nothing important.
5. shoot the shit
- Phrase. To engage in a useless activity, usually conversation without any emotional or instructorial value.
Philosophers can shoot the shit better than anybody.
6. Shoot the Shit
Discussions centered around useless shit, especially when the agenda is to do nothing, or keep yourself from doing something you should be doing.

shortened: "Shoot it."
"What are you guys up to?" "Shooting the shit."

"Hey are you interested in a little shit shooting?"

"Let's shoot it."
7. shoot the shit
Something rednecks do when they are hunting. They drive around in a pick-up truck until they find a spot on the road where another hunter took a shit. They know it's human because there's toilet paper on it. They shoot at the shit to watch pieces fly into the air, then go back to drinking.
What are we gonna do if we don't see any animals, shoot the shit?