Shiitake Mushrooms

Commonly used to avoid saying the word "shit," the origins come from the children's movie "Spy Kids," where the female lead character, upon noticing the amount of enemies ahead, says the word "shit," but in order not to swear in front of her parents, proceeds to say "talking mushrooms," to create the illusion of saying "shitalking mushrooms." Nowadays, is commonly shortened to shiitake mushrooms, modeled after the Japanese word for mushroom.

shiitake mushrooms= mushroom mushrooms in japanese.

Shh...talking mushrooms!

Shiitake Mushrooms by kevthegreat55 June 23, 2006

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shiitake mushrooms

1. A type of mushroom, commonly used in Asian cuisine espec.

2.A silly way to make someone think you're going to say shit, but instead you surprise them by mentioning this type of mushroom instead.

(Emphasis on the shiit part of the word.)

Me: " That's a bunch of shiitake mushrooms!"

9drags out the word by saying it like" shii...take mushrooms!"

shiitake mushrooms by Hopeful Girl July 25, 2010