Definition of shitepoke in English:

shitepoke

noun ˈʃʌɪtpəʊkˈSHītˌpōk

North American informal

Any of a number of birds of the heron family.
〈北美，非正式〉鹭
Several species in the family Ardeidae, in particular the green-backed Butorides virescens
Example sentencesExamples
- Both boys liked to watch the creek birds, the ospreys, the egrets, the green herons, and the enormous great blue herons, the shitepokes, that looked as big as the storks in fairy tales.
- The shitepoke, or shag as it is sometimes known, is the smallest heron in the western hemisphere.
- As they were going along they found the feathers of different kinds of birds, such as the crane, shitepoke, duck, etc., which they collected.
- If they had to talk so much, he suggested, they ought to do it ‘in highly secluded places where the only auditors will be hoot owls, turkey buzzards and shitepokes.’
- The pawpaw is the most neglected of American fruits; few people like it, and someway it is as despised as the mule and as unpopular as the shitepoke.

Origin

Late 18th century: from shite (because of the bird's habit of defecating when disturbed) + the noun poke¹.

Definition of shitepoke in US English:

shitepoke

nounˈSHītˌpōk

North American informal

Any of a number of birds of the heron family.
〈北美，非正式〉鹭
Several species in the family Ardeidae, in particular the green-backed Butorides virescens
Example sentencesExamples
- The shitepoke, or shag as it is sometimes known, is the smallest heron in the western hemisphere.
- As they were going along they found the feathers of different kinds of birds, such as the crane, shitepoke, duck, etc., which they collected.
- The pawpaw is the most neglected of American fruits; few people like it, and someway it is as despised as the mule and as unpopular as the shitepoke.
- Both boys liked to watch the creek birds, the ospreys, the egrets, the green herons, and the enormous great blue herons, the shitepokes, that looked as big as the storks in fairy tales.
- If they had to talk so much, he suggested, they ought to do it ‘in highly secluded places where the only auditors will be hoot owls, turkey buzzards and shitepokes.’

Origin

Late 18th century: from shite (because of the bird's habit of defecating when disturbed) + the noun poke.

单词	shitepoke
释义	Definition of shitepoke in English: shitepoke noun ˈʃʌɪtpəʊkˈSHītˌpōk North American informal Any of a number of birds of the heron family. 〈北美，非正式〉鹭 Several species in the family Ardeidae, in particular the green-backed Butorides virescens Example sentencesExamples Both boys liked to watch the creek birds, the ospreys, the egrets, the green herons, and the enormous great blue herons, the shitepokes, that looked as big as the storks in fairy tales. The shitepoke, or shag as it is sometimes known, is the smallest heron in the western hemisphere. As they were going along they found the feathers of different kinds of birds, such as the crane, shitepoke, duck, etc., which they collected. If they had to talk so much, he suggested, they ought to do it ‘in highly secluded places where the only auditors will be hoot owls, turkey buzzards and shitepokes.’ The pawpaw is the most neglected of American fruits; few people like it, and someway it is as despised as the mule and as unpopular as the shitepoke. Origin Late 18th century: from shite (because of the bird's habit of defecating when disturbed) + the noun poke¹. Definition of shitepoke in US English: shitepoke nounˈSHītˌpōk North American informal Any of a number of birds of the heron family. 〈北美，非正式〉鹭 Several species in the family Ardeidae, in particular the green-backed Butorides virescens Example sentencesExamples The shitepoke, or shag as it is sometimes known, is the smallest heron in the western hemisphere. As they were going along they found the feathers of different kinds of birds, such as the crane, shitepoke, duck, etc., which they collected. The pawpaw is the most neglected of American fruits; few people like it, and someway it is as despised as the mule and as unpopular as the shitepoke. Both boys liked to watch the creek birds, the ospreys, the egrets, the green herons, and the enormous great blue herons, the shitepokes, that looked as big as the storks in fairy tales. If they had to talk so much, he suggested, they ought to do it ‘in highly secluded places where the only auditors will be hoot owls, turkey buzzards and shitepokes.’ Origin Late 18th century: from shite (because of the bird's habit of defecating when disturbed) + the noun poke.
随便看	slouchers slouches slouch hat slouchier slouchiest slouchily slouchiness slouchiness slouching slouching slouchy slough slough away slough away/down slough away/down slough-dog slough down sloughed sloughiness sloughing sloughings Slough of Despond megachiropteran megachiropterous megachurch 花雕花露水花面狸花项花饰花骨朵儿花魁花鲫鱼花鸟花鼓 Clausthal Clearing Clearing Clearingabkommen Clearingbank Clearinghaus Clearinghaus Clearingkonto Clearing_Price Clearingschuld