shit the bed

Not just "fucking up really bad." Used to emphasize the way that the really bad fuck-up harms or humiliates the person who fucked up. The idea of shitting the bed is not just a) that the person intended to do one thing but instead laid a giant turd but also b) that the person laid that turd in their own bed and now has to lie in their bed of shit.

Darlene merely laid a turd by flunking the algebra test. Mike completely shit the bed when he cheated on the test and got caught and expelled from school.

by redhen1 October 12, 2022

Shit the bed

To get out of bed very early on a day where you would normally sleep in.

"You're up early! Did you shit the bed?"

by Ubeenbamboozledson November 7, 2022

Shit the bed

When a patient scores so badly on a test there’s no other way to define the poor performance.

*Looking at the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test* Wow, they really shit the bed on this one.

by Pbgbnd June 5, 2025

Shit the bed

When someone fucks up

When billy busted a but in his girlfriends pussy he proclaimed "I shit the bed"

by Spike_the_pike October 12, 2017

Shit the bed

Shitting the bed/shat the bed

To shit the bed is when you fuck something up so badly you hear it from the people around you for the rest of your life.

Tyrone really shit the bed when he told us about how he fucked a pineapple
-Jake

Oh you mean spongebob - John

by The whishey liberator August 12, 2022

shit the bed

When one golfer plays a round with someone who consistently underperforms

"E, you shit the bed again!" - JT

by flanetix May 27, 2018

shit the bed

When you fail miserably, usually with style, on a given task. Most commonly used when you're given an advantage and/or something easy, and still manage to screw it up.

John: Boy, you really shit the bed on that one. How do you lose a 4 v 1?

Karl: You're 0 and 3, stfu.

by Harry Pero Test Ease March 18, 2021