shitcan

verb

shit·​can ˈshit-ˌkan 

variants or shit-can

shitcanned or shit-canned; shitcanning or shit-canning

transitive verb

1

vulgar : to dismiss from a position : fire

And most important, I want my drawings back before I get shitcanned.

—Faye Kellerman

This is not a party that shitcans its leader for losing one election.

—Pat Martin

2

vulgar : to abandon or dispose of

The cited reasons for shit-canning the project include disappointment over early dailies and problems with the campus it was being shot on.

—A. A. Dowd

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined at sense 1