Eartha Kitt
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Rhyming slang, using the name of Eartha Kitt (1927–2008), American singer and actress.
Noun
[edit]- (English and Lowland Scottish rhyming slang) Shit.
- 2007 November 15, Giles Smith, “Thumbs down as Rodney Marsh gets sinking feeling in the jungle”, in The Times, UK:
- Those of us with much invested in a Marsh victory in Australia will note with concern that he is already suffering from the internal complications for which the world's most important in-the-raw celebrity challenge is famous. Or, as Marsh put it: "I haven't had an Eartha Kitt for seven days."
- 2007 November 18, Will Buckley, “Marsh has a gas in the jungle but leaves the lady blank”, in The Guardian:
- He will be, possibly, the first contestant to be evicted - the ninth loser? - before he has even managed to have had, in his own words, 'an Eartha Kitt'.
- 2011 December 7, Tam Cowan, “Sorry folks, but I don't give a shoot about those pandas”, in Daily Record, Scotland:
- Apologies if this makes Tian Tian and Yang Guang choke on today's portion of deep-fried bamboo with salt 'n' sauce, but surely I'm not the only one who couldn't give an Eartha Kitt about Edinburgh Zoo's latest exhibits?