What does type shit mean? Summary of everyone's answers

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2021/03/09

Type things, type stuff.

"Why don't you just go back to typing shit, and leave me alone?"

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@EarleyGrave umm that’s not how it’s used actually

@IncurableiLLness Can you give me the sentence it's used in?

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@EarleyGrave “I was just tryna calm her down type shit”

@IncurableiLLness Maybe they meant "by typing shit", by typing things to the person they wanted to calm down. The sentence you pulled it from isn't exactly grammatical, so I'm guessing. :)

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@EarleyGrave nah I wouldn’t be surprised if u don’t know the meaning cuz I think its only used by a few streamers here let me send u a clip

@0w3n you may mean a 'typing sheet' (= typing paper) ?
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Can you provide more context?

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@Pavo_real Or maybe a shitty, lousy guy/typ (형편없는 놈)
You're right, we need more context :)

I was thinking maybe "shit" describes what is typed, but there are so many possibilities I'd really like to hear from the OP!

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@kathy9212 "Type shit" is a casual, informal expression that roughly translates to "something like that" or "that kind of thing." It's often used to describe a situation, behavior, or attitude without being too specific.

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@Cynthia_2000 Thank u so much🥰 I got it!!🙌🏻😆

@kathy9212 You are welcome

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It means "type of thing" or "type of behavior"

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If you're using "type" as a verb, "He types shit," it means that what he enters is worthless/inaccurate/stupid, etc.

If you're using "type" as a noun, "This is the same type OF shit we see all the time," then it means type of thing or type of behavior (as FushigNashi said).

Prepositions are important! (in this case, "of")

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Btw

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Depends on the context.

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if its used like “ A” type shit, its expresses similarity to “A.” One could see surfing or swimming and say “that’s some Moana type shit” because Moana takes place in the ocean, expressing a similarity between surfing and Moana.

I also don’t normally hear it in a positive context, normally it’s used to bring emphasis to how weird or out of the ordinary something is

どのように使われるかによります。

名詞の後に置かれる場合、それはおそらく「type of thing」や「type of stuff」(の種類のもの)というスラング的な言い方でしょう。

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It doesn’t really have a meaning.

When it’s added at the end of a statement it can be used as a way to say “stuff like that”.

When it’s used alone in response to something it can mean “I understand that, or I relate to that”

It’s hard to explain the meaning, it depends on context and it can be used differently depending on the person.

But essentially it’s vulgar slang.

Probably means to write to type or write something. Depends on the context though.

What is the context?

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