A sudden termination of employment
by Pavarti May 04, 2005
by Bomni February 07, 2005
Old NAVY slang for a garbage or trash can.
Also NAVY slang for the verb "survey", which means to declare worthless.
Also NAVY slang for the verb "survey", which means to declare worthless.
"Sweepers, man your brooms.
Make a clean sweep-down fore and aft.
Take all shit cans to the fantail.
Sweepers"
Make a clean sweep-down fore and aft.
Take all shit cans to the fantail.
Sweepers"
by skyhawk69L February 21, 2006
1) Noun: Navy slang (still in use) for any kind of waste receptacle.
2) Verb: Also Navy slang to dispose of anything, including figuratively (e.g. ideas, positions, persons, etc.).
Remark: Closely related to (Navy slang) "chit can", the expression for "shit can" when vulgarity might constitute a risk, z.B. in the presence of senior commissioned officers, a "chit" being any kind of form, stub, written request or permission, etc.
2) Verb: Also Navy slang to dispose of anything, including figuratively (e.g. ideas, positions, persons, etc.).
Remark: Closely related to (Navy slang) "chit can", the expression for "shit can" when vulgarity might constitute a risk, z.B. in the presence of senior commissioned officers, a "chit" being any kind of form, stub, written request or permission, etc.
1) Don't throw lit butts in the shit can, you fucking idiot !
2) They shitcanned him in a hurry after he pissed drunk in the Captain's front yard.
That idea got shitcanned long ago because it was too expensive.
Remark: The chit can was full of requests for leave, that got rejected.
2) They shitcanned him in a hurry after he pissed drunk in the Captain's front yard.
That idea got shitcanned long ago because it was too expensive.
Remark: The chit can was full of requests for leave, that got rejected.
by gradenigo September 04, 2013
To try to minimize the negative outcome of a mistake by destroying or concealing evidence, by redirecting attention away from the error, or by ignoring criticism altogether.
The CEO signed a bad contract, and the shareholders are mad as hell. Corporate communications is just gonna shit can it though, since the losses aren't that large.
by Arcadesj July 15, 2010
by Bomni February 07, 2005
Verb. Related to the car tuning scene.
To modify a cars electrical system by putting the battery in the trunk of that car. the result is usually loss of some electrical performance.
To modify a cars electrical system by putting the battery in the trunk of that car. the result is usually loss of some electrical performance.
by DJ FoxPhyre March 26, 2003