shit-stirrer, n. coarse slang (chiefly Brit., Austral. and N.Z.).
Brit. /ˈʃɪtˌstəːrə/, U.S. /ˈʃɪtˌstərər/
[‹ shit n. + stirrer n. Compare later shit-stir v., to stir (up) shit at stir v. Additions]
A person who takes pleasure in causing trouble or discord; an agitator, a troublemaker.
| 1961 E. Partridge Dict. Slang Suppl. 1270/1 Shit-stirrer, one who, by his actions, causes everybody unnecessary trouble. 1973 Salient (Wellington, N.Z.) 26 Sept. 12/2 This group of pathetically understood pseudo shit-stirrers seem to have little else to do. 1984 P. Barker Blow your House Down iii. 21 She was..a champion shit-stirrer. 2002 Time Out (Nexis) 12 June 144 Timothy Kightley is likeably inept as that old shit-stirrer, Friar Laurence. |