shit-stirring

English

shit-stirring (not comparable)

troublemaking, especially by provoking negative behavior from others.
- 2019, Jane Perlez, “China Reacts to Trade Tariffs and Hong Kong Protests by Blaming U.S.”, in New York Times‎^[1]:
  “They stir up more troubles and crave the whole world to be in chaos, acting like a shit-stirring stick,” Mr. Kang said on the usually stolid 7 p.m. national news program on CCTV, China’s state broadcaster.
- 2019, Jim Newell, “The Biggest Stage Has Two Front-Runners”, in Slate‎^[2]:
  We should expect more attempts Tuesday night, and for Biden and Warren to spend most of their night evading competitors and shit-stirring moderators.

shit-stirring (uncountable)

troublemaking, especially by provoking negative behavior from others.
- 2018, Gabrielle Bruney, “Omarosa Says the Trump N-Word Tape is Real, But We Already Have Enough Proof of His Racism”, in Esquire‎^[3]:
  She’s built and maintained an improbable career based solely on her prodigious shit-stirring and her ability to turn every tragedy, from the death of her fiancé, actor Michael Clarke Duncan, to the election of this calamitous president, into attention for herself.

shit-stirring