itshay

English

Etymology

Pig Latin version of shit.

Interjection

itshay

1. (euphemistic, vulgar, slang) Alternative form of shit
   • 1996, Greg Rogers, “Help! My Bag of Holding keeps exploding on me! *Damn*”, in rec.games.roguelike.nethack‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Unfortunately I typed the key sequence to put all my scrolls IN my BoH. I went through this too fast, didn't catch it, and because I didn't have any scrolls in my inventory, the game starts putting everything I own into the BoH. When it hits the wand of cancellation... BOOM! *itshay itshay itshay!!!* Say goodbye to 3 magic markers, gems galore, spellbooks, 15 potions of holy water, 15 scrolls of enchant stuff and identify, another 10 blank scrolls destined to be enchant armor. *WAH!*

   • 2003 August 25, Patrick Null, “(story)Eamdray Irlgay-1959 wrds-Inspired by Andrea”, in alt.fiction.original‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Itshay, dude, I thought you were over her.

   • 2005 March 1, Max Leggett, “Re: TURN $6.00 INTO $60,000...READ THIS TO FIND OUT HOW!!!”, in rec.music.makers.guitar.jazz‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Wake up Saturday morning, and look at a map. The gig's halfway down to Brighton. Itshay. But I've given my word, so I leave early, make the gig, they love me.

Noun

itshay (uncountable)

1. (euphemistic, vulgar, slang) Alternative form of shit
   • 1992, Brady R. Ferguson, “Life”, in k12.chat.senior‎^[4] (Usenet):

     My physics teacher is the sysop for this system (Bob Shayler), so he excitingly encourgages^[sic] us to do this itshay.

   • 1998, "Jerome L. Nelson" (username), "Surely not me!, in alt.recovery.aa, Usenet:

     Well, can you BELIEVE that itshay?

   • 2003, Max Leggett, “Re: HELP- What's your download time?”, in rec.music.makers.guitar.jazz‎^[5] (Usenet):

     I generally never wait more than about 15 seconds - all this fancy itshay that web developers stick in just because they can: I fail to see how it advances the content. In fact it's downright detrimental, 'cause I won't wait around for it.

Anagrams

• Yatish