scared shitless

Adjective

Meaning

scared shitless (not comparable)

(idiomatic, vulgar, slang) Very frightened, terrified.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

scared stiff shit scared scared spitless scared witless

Related terms

chickenshit scare the shit out of

Examples

The beginning of genius is being scared shitless. Louis-Ferdinand Céline

He introduced me to all the intellectuals at S. F. State and convinced me I should be a writer since I had so many fucking stories to tell. Little did he know I was scared shitless of all those guys with the tweed coats and fancy pipes. Oscar Zeta Acosta

In Milton Berle: An Autobiography, he explained, "I was scared shitless, even when he went on to tell me that Pauline would save my life. Source: Internet

In polite company this can be abbreviated as SOS. citation citation Surprise To shit oneself or to be scared shitless can be used to refer to surprise or fear, usually figuratively. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

scared off scared out of one's wits scared shirtless scared silly scared spitless scared stiff