More politely known as "a pile of poo", the term "a crock of shit" derives from an ancient Roman custom that coincidentally took place in Roman times. It referred literally to a pot into which people would excrete if they were particularly bored by whichever freelance philosoper happened to be talking rubbish at the time. The Roman empire employed crock-monitors who were each assigned to a philosopher, and it was their job to monitor the pot (or crock). Should the crock become full, it would be presented to the philospher, who was obliged, by law, to announce that it bore a remarkable resembence to himself, thus proclaiming he was full of crap and was, in fact, talking a crock of shit.

"I am talking a crock of shit", Socretes 429 BC

crock of shit by Nigel Hill September 26, 2005

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crock of shit

1. An earthenware pot, brimming with smelly excrement.

2. Bullshit, lies... deviations from the truth

1. He's shits in a crock, rather than the much popularised toilet, and as a result he's unemployed.

2. Tony had to admit that the crock of shit he and George had just made up would probably backfire on him.

crock of shit by linkinmark October 15, 2004

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