rubbish vs shit

rubbish

noun
  • Nonsense. 

  • Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash. 

  • An item, or items, of low quality. 

verb
  • To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage. 

  • To litter. 

adj
  • Exceedingly bad; awful. 

intj
  • Used to express that what was recently said is nonsense or untrue; balderdash!, nonsense! 

  • Used to express that something is exceedingly bad, awful, or terrible. 

shit

noun
  • Nonsense; bullshit. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

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