This expression originated with the British Royal Navy from the time of the wooden sailing ships. Storage of food aboard these vessels was quite primitive and foodstuffs were subject to attack by the numerous rats living on them. Frequently food, or other stores, would be destroyed by rats or so contaminated by them as to be totally unusable, the crew would then say that whatever had been destroyed had 'gone to rat shit'.
The expression became common in the Royal Dockyards where its use expanded to mean anything that had become broken or unusable whatever the cause. The use of the expression further expanded to mean someone who had changed from being a pleasant person to an unpleasant, grouchy bastard, or someone whose health was beginning to fail.
The expression became common in the Royal Dockyards where its use expanded to mean anything that had become broken or unusable whatever the cause. The use of the expression further expanded to mean someone who had changed from being a pleasant person to an unpleasant, grouchy bastard, or someone whose health was beginning to fail.
Malcolm's made another major fuck-up with the website, it's all gone to rat shit.
Yeah, when Sally told him about it, he screamed at her like it was her fault! He never was very nice, but now he's really gone to rat shit.
Malcolm's gone to see his doctor again, he really has gone to rat shit.
Yeah, when Sally told him about it, he screamed at her like it was her fault! He never was very nice, but now he's really gone to rat shit.
Malcolm's gone to see his doctor again, he really has gone to rat shit.
by Croatalin December 20, 2013
Get the Gone to rat shitmug. Fellow 1: Good day monsieur
2nd lad: Hello, fine fellow. May I interest you in our late lord and savior Jimmy?
Fellow 1: The dead rat?
Passing Lady: ALL HAIL JIMMY THE DEAD RAT
Passing enby: ah yes, salutations to jimmy
Everyone in chorus: Jimmy, please bless our humble abodes
Timothy, in the distance: And my mansion!
Everyone in chorus: f@#k you Timothy
Exeunt
2nd lad: Hello, fine fellow. May I interest you in our late lord and savior Jimmy?
Fellow 1: The dead rat?
Passing Lady: ALL HAIL JIMMY THE DEAD RAT
Passing enby: ah yes, salutations to jimmy
Everyone in chorus: Jimmy, please bless our humble abodes
Timothy, in the distance: And my mansion!
Everyone in chorus: f@#k you Timothy
Exeunt
by slink0us January 8, 2022
Get the Jimmy the Dead Ratmug. by Jackie Walker January 20, 2005
Get the RAT-A -TATmug. by The ZT’s November 12, 2019
Get the Ah Rat Manmug. The indistinguishable mass voice of an enslaved throng, first articulated by Bob Dylan in his iconic song, “It’s Alright, Ma.”
Don’t even think about questioning authority, just stand there and quietly sing along with the rat race choir!
by Dr Bunnygirl June 28, 2020
Get the rat race choirmug. by UnqualifiedGiraffe October 12, 2020
Get the Go lick a ratmug. a street-rat is a male that lives on a estate and wears cheap sports gear and spends a lot ov time on his hair but it looks bad anyway
the female term is street-mouse
the female term is street-mouse
by pirate_lovers September 3, 2006
Get the street-ratmug.