Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To dismiss (an employee) from a position.
  • transitive verb To bring (a policy or program, for example) to an end; terminate.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From shit-can, toilet.]

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Examples

  • The Rachel Maddows and Keith Olbermanns and Ed Shultzes and Lawrence O'Donnells at MSNBC are welcome alternatives to the right-wing fare of Fox, CNN, and the networks, (although it would have been nice if MSNBC didn't shit-can Phil Donahue at exactly the time we needed his anti-Iraq war voice the most.)

    Joseph A. Palermo: Why Liberals Don't Stand a Chance in the Corporate Media Joseph A. Palermo 2010

  • The Rachel Maddows and Keith Olbermanns and Ed Shultzes and Lawrence O'Donnells at MSNBC are welcome alternatives to the right-wing fare of Fox, CNN, and the networks, (although it would have been nice if MSNBC didn't shit-can Phil Donahue at exactly the time we needed his anti-Iraq war voice the most.)

    Joseph A. Palermo: Why Liberals Don't Stand a Chance in the Corporate Media Joseph A. Palermo 2010

  • The Rachel Maddows and Keith Olbermanns and Ed Shultzes and Lawrence O'Donnells at MSNBC are welcome alternatives to the right-wing fare of Fox, CNN, and the networks, (although it would have been nice if MSNBC didn't shit-can Phil Donahue at exactly the time we needed his anti-Iraq war voice the most.)

    Joseph A. Palermo: Why Liberals Don't Stand a Chance in the Corporate Media Joseph A. Palermo 2010

  • The Rachel Maddows and Keith Olbermanns and Ed Shultzes and Lawrence O'Donnells at MSNBC are welcome alternatives to the right-wing fare of Fox, CNN, and the networks, (although it would have been nice if MSNBC didn't shit-can Phil Donahue at exactly the time we needed his anti-Iraq war voice the most.)

    Joseph A. Palermo: Why Liberals Don't Stand a Chance in the Corporate Media Joseph A. Palermo 2010

  • The Rachel Maddows and Keith Olbermanns and Ed Shultzes and Lawrence O'Donnells at MSNBC are welcome alternatives to the right-wing fare of Fox, CNN, and the networks, (although it would have been nice if MSNBC didn't shit-can Phil Donahue at exactly the time we needed his anti-Iraq war voice the most.)

    Joseph A. Palermo: Why Liberals Don't Stand a Chance in the Corporate Media Joseph A. Palermo 2010

  • The Rachel Maddows and Keith Olbermanns and Ed Shultzes and Lawrence O'Donnells at MSNBC are welcome alternatives to the right-wing fare of Fox, CNN, and the networks, (although it would have been nice if MSNBC didn't shit-can Phil Donahue at exactly the time we needed his anti-Iraq war voice the most.)

    Joseph A. Palermo: Why Liberals Don't Stand a Chance in the Corporate Media Joseph A. Palermo 2010

  • The Rachel Maddows and Keith Olbermanns and Ed Shultzes and Lawrence O'Donnells at MSNBC are welcome alternatives to the right-wing fare of Fox, CNN, and the networks, (although it would have been nice if MSNBC didn't shit-can Phil Donahue at exactly the time we needed his anti-Iraq war voice the most.)

    Joseph A. Palermo: Why Liberals Don't Stand a Chance in the Corporate Media Joseph A. Palermo 2010

  • The Rachel Maddows and Keith Olbermanns and Ed Shultzes and Lawrence O'Donnells at MSNBC are welcome alternatives to the right-wing fare of Fox, CNN, and the networks, (although it would have been nice if MSNBC didn't shit-can Phil Donahue at exactly the time we needed his anti-Iraq war voice the most.)

    Joseph A. Palermo: Why Liberals Don't Stand a Chance in the Corporate Media Joseph A. Palermo 2010

  • The Rachel Maddows and Keith Olbermanns and Ed Shultzes and Lawrence O'Donnells at MSNBC are welcome alternatives to the right-wing fare of Fox, CNN, and the networks, (although it would have been nice if MSNBC didn't shit-can Phil Donahue at exactly the time we needed his anti-Iraq war voice the most.)

    Joseph A. Palermo: Why Liberals Don't Stand a Chance in the Corporate Media Joseph A. Palermo 2010

  • The Rachel Maddows and Keith Olbermanns and Ed Shultzes and Lawrence O'Donnells at MSNBC are welcome alternatives to the right-wing fare of Fox, CNN, and the networks, (although it would have been nice if MSNBC didn't shit-can Phil Donahue at exactly the time we needed his anti-Iraq war voice the most.)

    Joseph A. Palermo: Why Liberals Don't Stand a Chance in the Corporate Media Joseph A. Palermo 2010

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