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
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 08, 2022
by Jackie Walker January 20, 2005
by The ZT’s November 12, 2019
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
by UnqualifiedGiraffe October 13, 2020
Mainly middle schoolers and "cool" 6th graders who go to Rainbow Rink or better know as "the rink" in N.T. These people, almost never skate and just get in fights about dumb s**t. They go in the bathrooms and take gay pictures in the mirror and post them on Facebook. "The Rink" used to be a cool hang out in the 70's and 80's but in the 90's started a slow climb downwards.
ex. 1#
Person 1: Hey wanna chill later after school
Person 2 (rink rat): Yeah, lets go to The rink
Person 1: naww i'm not a rink rat i have better things to do then fight.
Person 2: whatever slut
*fight starts*
ex. 2 (of a fight at The Rink)
Person 1:*makeing out with gf or bf* what you lookin at?!
Person 2: nothing i was going to go take a picture of me and my niggas
person 1:(if a boy) your a fag (if a girl) your a whore (or the well known) scum!!
soon a fight starts and it spreads through the whole school like wild fire.
Person 1: Hey wanna chill later after school
Person 2 (rink rat): Yeah, lets go to The rink
Person 1: naww i'm not a rink rat i have better things to do then fight.
Person 2: whatever slut
*fight starts*
ex. 2 (of a fight at The Rink)
Person 1:*makeing out with gf or bf* what you lookin at?!
Person 2: nothing i was going to go take a picture of me and my niggas
person 1:(if a boy) your a fag (if a girl) your a whore (or the well known) scum!!
soon a fight starts and it spreads through the whole school like wild fire.
by N.T. words February 26, 2012