1. A place which is far away from any place which is deemed to be inhabitable by the human species.
2. AKA "Dawson's Creek"
3. A place you can be when you find yourself in a troublesome position..usually floating without the aid of a paddle
1. I wanna go to the party, but it's out near bloody shit creek
2. I wanted to watch TV but my sister was watching shit creek
3. Oh, I just ran over nan's cat..now I'm up shit creek without a paddle
In Australia it means that you're in a lot of trouble, with no foreseeable way out.
"Oh man, I can't believe I lost my paperwork; that stuff took me hours and it needs to be in by tomorrow!"
"Sounds like you're up shit creek without a paddle, mate."