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shit / crap
A very vulgar expression for something regarded as completely worthless, useless, or of extremely poor quality.
Ich habe stundenlang versucht, es zu reparieren, aber dieser ganze Scheißdreck ist kaputt.
I spent hours trying to fix it, but all this shit is broken.
The word is a very vulgar intensification and is made up of 'Scheiße' (shit) and 'Dreck' (dirt/filth). Both words refer to something dirty or worthless, and the combination greatly intensifies this negative meaning.
Räum endlich diesen ganzen Scheißdreck aus deinem Zimmer auf!
Finally clean up all this shit from your room!
This word is extremely vulgar and belongs to fecal language. It is perceived as very offensive or crude and should absolutely be avoided in the vast majority of situations, especially in formal or public contexts.
Er nannte die Arbeit seines Kollegen einen Haufen Scheißdreck.
He called his colleague's work a pile of shit.
The expression 'sich um einen Scheißdreck scheren' (to not give a shit about something) is a fixed idiom. It expresses that someone is absolutely indifferent to something. The person who does not care is the subject of the sentence.
Ich schere mich einen Scheißdreck darum, ob er pünktlich ist oder nicht.
I don't give a shit whether he's on time or not.
crap / manure
'Mist' and 'Scheißdreck' can both express that something is very bad, worthless, or annoying. 'Mist' is colloquial and clearly negative, but still relatively mild in many everyday situations. 'Scheißdreck' is much stronger and very vulgar. It sounds crude and can quickly offend others. Learners may confuse the words because both express poor quality or great annoyance. In normal conversations, 'Mist' is usually safer. 'Scheißdreck' should only be used in very casual situations or when you are very angry.
Dieser Scheißdreck funktioniert nicht, obwohl ich ihn gestern gekauft habe.
This piece of shit doesn't work, even though I bought it yesterday.
Der neue Drucker macht schon wieder Mist und druckt nur leere Seiten.
The new printer is acting up again and only printing blank pages.