bastard vs shit

bastard

adj
  • Very unpleasant. 

  • Spurious, lacking authenticity: counterfeit, fake. 

  • Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book. 

  • Used in the vernacular name of a species to indicate that it is similar in some way to another species, often (but not always) one of another genus. 

  • Consisting of one predominant color blended with small amounts of complementary color; used to replicate natural light because of their warmer appearance. 

  • Of abnormal, irregular or otherwise inferior qualities (size, shape etc). 

  • Of or like a bastard (bad person). 

  • Of or like a bastard (illegitimate human descendant). 

  • Of or like a mongrel, bastardized creature/cross. 

  • Imperfect; not spoken or written well or in the classical style; broken. 

noun
  • A person deserving of pity. 

  • A sweet wine. 

  • A man, a fellow, a male friend. 

  • Something extremely difficult or unpleasant to deal with. 

  • A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person. 

  • A bastard file. 

  • A sword that is midway in length between a short-sword and a long sword; also bastard sword. 

  • An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from syrups that have been boiled several times. 

  • A large mould for straining sugar. 

  • A writing paper of a particular size. 

  • A child who does not know their father. 

  • A mongrel (biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties). 

  • A variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin, fake or counterfeit. 

intj
  • Exclamation of strong dismay or strong sense of being upset. 

shit

adj
  • Nasty; despicable. 

  • Of poor quality; worthless. 

verb
  • To defecate. 

  • To excrete (something) through the anus. 

  • To fool or try to fool someone; to be deceitful. 

  • To annoy. 

noun
  • Stuff, things. 

  • Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces. 

  • The act of shitting. 

  • A problem or difficult situation. 

  • Rubbish; worthless matter. 

  • Anything exceptional or remarkable. 

  • (in negations) Anything. 

  • Nonsense; bullshit. 

  • The smallest amount of concern or consideration. 

  • A strong rebuke. 

  • Any recreational drug (e.g. cannabis, heroin, etc.). 

  • A nasty, despicable person, used particularly of men. 

  • (the shit) The best of its kind. 

intj
  • Used for mere emphasis; heck, hey. 

  • Used to show displeasure or surprise. 

  • Expression of worry, failure, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term. 

How often have the words bastard and shit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )