shitcom

English

Etymology

Blend of shit +‎ sitcom.

Noun

shitcom (plural shitcoms)

  1. (slang, vulgar, derogatory) A low-quality or unfunny sitcom.
    • 2006, Alexander Kern, Listen! Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen!!!: Selected Essays from the Best Blog No One Is Reading, →ISBN, page 203:
      I can only hope that someone up there at Fox has enough intelligence to yank this shitcom before mid-season, but given their track record it will probably become their next flagship show.
    • 2012, David Walliams, Camp David‎, Penguin, published 2013, →ISBN:
      Games World was revamped for a second series, and a character from the competition night, Big Boy Barry, was given his own show, a sitcom. Or as it turned out, a shitcom.
    • 2013, Brad Vance, A Little Too Broken‎, →ISBN:
      Ed opened the drapes and the sun revealed the grim scene, the filthy drool-stained pillow on the couch where he'd been sleeping, the TV blaring some horrible shitcom ever since he'd left the dial turned to any old thing, the dog food bag left open in the kitchen so Harry could help himself.
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