lowlife vs shit

lowlife

noun
  • An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal. 

shit

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

  • 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.). 

  • (the shit) The best of its kind. 

verb
  • To defecate. 

  • To excrete (something) through the anus. 

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

  • To annoy. 

adj
  • Of poor quality; worthless. 

  • Nasty; despicable. 

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 lowlife and shit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )