English

Noun

shower of **** ‎(plural showers of ****)

1. Used other than as an idiom: see shower,‎ ****.
2. (pejorative) A mass of something.

   It looks likes we're in for a shower of ****.

   • 1966, Patrick Dennis, Tony:

     Terribly big name of course, but the writing . . . well, I'm afraid it isn't . . . well, to be quite candid about it, it's a perfect shower of ****. Pity.

   • 1989, P. J. O'Rourke, Holidays in ****:

     The whole month here has been one long shower of **** about America, just because we took a punch at the Libyans.

3. (pejorative) An individual or group.

   You shower of **** don't have the right to wear a uniform.

   • 1977, Archie Hill, A cage of shadows:

     For Christ's sake, lay off one another - do you hear? You **** miserable shower of ****.

   • 2006, Nick Talevski, Knocking on Heaven's Door: Rock Obituaries, page 619:

     Never again would the Stones hear his immortal, “Come on my little showers of ****, you're on,” as he herded them towards the stage of some gigantic auditorium.

   • 2009, Larry Harrison, Glimpses of a Floating World, page 21:

     'Right, lad, stand up! You're going up to A2 landing.' Ronnie was slow to respond, so the **** dragged him to his feet, shouting as though they were on a parade ground. 'Come along, come along! Move yourself, you steaming shower of ****!'