This expression was in common use in the British Royal Navy, certainly in the eighteenth century, but is probably even earlier than this. As these ships were built of wood and powered by sail, emphasis was given to fire power and hull design and as a result crew accommodation and food storage were extremely primitive. This meant that foodstuffs were subject to attack and contamination by the numerous rats living on them. When this happened, the food or other stores, such as sails or ropes that had been destroyed by rats or so contaminated by them as to be totally unusable, would be described as having 'gone to rat shit'.
The expression became more widespread due to its use within the Royal Dockyards and still later within civilian establishments. Its meaning also began to change and expand so that it came to mean anything that had become broken, damaged or useless for any reason not just rat attack. It also began to be applied to people where it meant someone who had changed from being pleasant and personable to unpleasant and disagreeable. It is also applied to someone whose health is failing, affecting their appearance.
The expression became more widespread due to its use within the Royal Dockyards and still later within civilian establishments. Its meaning also began to change and expand so that it came to mean anything that had become broken, damaged or useless for any reason not just rat attack. It also began to be applied to people where it meant someone who had changed from being pleasant and personable to unpleasant and disagreeable. It is also applied to someone whose health is failing, affecting their appearance.
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You've gone fucking insane until the point where theres a slim chance of being saved. Your friends usually try and warn you when you have but you're oblivious because you've gone off the deep end.
You: I think I wanna get a tattoo of an infinity sign on my lower back. My girl said it'll look good on me
Me: Dude, you've gone off the deep end.
Me: Dude, you've gone off the deep end.
by Ikcatrac October 18, 2014
Get the gone off the deep end mug.1) The way to describe Saturday nights with my grandpa
2) When a social media star needs to spice up their title so they add "Gone Wrong" and if they need even more effect, they use; "Gone Sexual"
2) When a social media star needs to spice up their title so they add "Gone Wrong" and if they need even more effect, they use; "Gone Sexual"
Dave: Did you hear what happened to Bob at his Grandpa's house on Saturday?
Jim: Ya it's on YouTube under "Cereal, Gone Wrong Gone Sexual"
Jim: Ya it's on YouTube under "Cereal, Gone Wrong Gone Sexual"
by _-Synonymous-_ December 28, 2016
Get the Gone Wrong Gone Sexual mug.A person has gone catapillar when they seal themselves into cocoon like cover to escape any interaction with the world.
by I, Wreckerrr October 4, 2016
Get the Gone catapillar mug.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 shit mug.A term used in baseball to describe a weak ass pop-up that would be a homerun at an undersized baseball field.
Link: "I'm tired of Cooper flying out every at-bat. I think I'm going to bench his ass."
Lawson: "Don't beat him up too bad. That one would've been Gone At North."
Lawson: "Don't beat him up too bad. That one would've been Gone At North."
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