shit-stir, v. coarse slang (chiefly Brit., Austral. and N.Z.).
Brit. /ˈʃɪtˌstəː/, U.S. /ˈʃɪtˌstər/
[‹ shit n. + stir v. Compare shit-stirring adj. and earlier shit-stirrer n., shit-stirring n.]
1. intr. To make trouble for its own sake. Cf. to stir (up) shit at stir v. Additions
| 1984 P. Beale Partridge's Dict. Slang (ed. 8) 1054/2 Shit-stirrer, one who, by his actions, causes everybody unnecessary trouble: low: late C.19–20. Hence the v., shit-stir. 1993 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 3 Dec. I was just shit-stirring. 1998 C. Aherne et al. Royle Family Scripts: Series 1 (1999) Episode 3. 86 Antony. You fancy her don't you? Dave. Stop shit-stirring. Denise. Why does he have to cause trouble? |
2. trans. To provoke, aggravate.
| 1991Re: Seppo? in alt.surfing (Usenet newsgroup) 2 Oct. We just can't help shit-stirring everyone—it's our culture. 1997 Sunday News (Auckland) (Nexis) 15 June 42, I said he looked like that character in Mask. We were just shit-stirring each other. 2002 Mercury (Hobart) (Nexis) 6 June 33, I thought it'd be fun, cause a bit of a stir. I like to shit-stir people. |