Shit sandwhich

Shit sandwich

Shit sandwich or crap sandwich is a metaphor for an unpleasant situation that one is forced to endure. The normal usage is in the phrase "eating a shit sandwich". The metaphor follows from the idea that eating a sandwich composed of feces would be highly unpleasant.

An expansion on this saying is "The less bread you have, the more shit you have to taste", where bread is a metaphor for money; the saying means that those with less money will have more unpleasant experiences. It is also reversed, with the meaning similarly reversed.

The expression has found some degree of favor within the US Armed Forces, along with several other "off-color" phrases. It is not uncommon in United States slang in some parts of the country.




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In fiction
The term was also once used as the complete, two-word review of the album "Shark Sandwich" by the fictional heavy metal rock band Spinal Tap.

Along with a giant douche, a turd sandwich completed the candidates for South Park Elementary School mascot in the Election 2004 parody episode Douche and Turd.

See also: SNAFU

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Definition from the Urban Dictionary site
A shit sandwich is a passive/aggressive way of delivering bad news or an insult to someone by placing it between two pieces of good news or compliments.

That's very a nice Rolex watch you are wearing. Is it real? It really goes well with those shoes.

You gave a compliment, an insult, then another compliment. That's a shit sandwich.