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German · Frustration & Fed-Up

Scheiß drauf!

SHYSE DROWF · /ʃaɪs dʁaʊf/

Screw it! / To hell with it!

2/5 Bar-safe

coarse but friendly; fine among acquaintances

Literally

"Shit on it"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

The liberating shrug — a decision to stop caring about something. "Scheiß drauf, ich kauf's mir" (screw it, I'm buying it). Related and even more useful: "scheißegal" (see the compounds section), meaning "I couldn't care less." Coarse but weirdly cheerful.

Heard in the wild

Scheiß drauf, wir fahren einfach ans Meer.

Screw it, let's just drive to the sea.

Where it lands

Germany, Austria — universal

Quick answers

What does "Scheiß drauf!" mean?
In German, "Scheiß drauf!" means "Screw it! / To hell with it!". Literally it's "Shit on it". The liberating shrug — a decision to stop caring about something. "Scheiß drauf, ich kauf's mir" (screw it, I'm buying it). Related and even more useful: "scheißegal" (see the compounds section), meaning "I couldn't care less." Coarse but weirdly cheerful.
Is "Scheiß drauf!" offensive?
It's on the mild end — 2/5 (Bar-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. coarse but friendly; fine among acquaintances.
How do you pronounce "Scheiß drauf!"?
Say it "SHYSE DROWF" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: ʃaɪs dʁaʊf.

Related in German

Mist! MIST Crap! / Rats! — the family-friendly 'damn' Oh Mann! OH MAHN Oh man! / Ugh, come on! So ein Mist! ZOH ine MIST What a load of crap! / Damn it all! Mir reicht's! MEER RYCHTS I've had it! / That's the last straw! Am Arsch! am ARSH Screwed / done for / knackered scheißegal SHYSE-eh-gahl Couldn't-care-less / don't give a damn

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "Damn".

how to say "Damn" →how to say "Calm down" →

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