scheißest

Scheißest is a nonstandard, vulgar term used in German to form a superlative from the word scheiße, meaning shitty or bad. It is not part of standard written German and is primarily found in informal speech, slang, or stylized writing. In standard language, the common superlative form is scheißeste; scheißest appears only in dialects, casual talk, and some online or pop-culture contexts as a variant spelling.

Etymology and sense: The root is scheiße, a vulgar word for feces that has come to function as a broad intensifier in colloquial speech. The suffix -este yields a superlative meaning “the shittiest” or “the most terrible.” The form scheißest is often used for emphasis in a rough or humorous register, rather than in formal discourse.

Usage: Scheißest is employed to intensify a noun or situation, conveying strong negative evaluation. It can appear in attributive position as in der scheißeste Film (the shittiest film) or in other idiomatic phrases. Because of its explicit vulgarity, it is rarely appropriate in professional, academic, or polite contexts and may offend some listeners or readers.

Variants and alternatives: Other vulgar intensifiers include beschissen, verdammt, or schlicht scheiße in various forms. For milder or more accepted language, speakers may substitute expressions like the worst, extremely bad, or the most awful.

See also: Scheiße, Beschissen, German slang.