Walter KaufmannSuccess is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and originality.
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1. Slang A failure or mess that is not worth fixing, especially one that you are ashamed of, but do anyway. For example, "That car looks like a piece of shit. It's a piece of shit, it's a piece of shit, it's a piece of shit.
How could he sell it so cheap? He's a piece of shit." 2. Slang A stupid, lazy person who does nothing but complain all day about how hard their life is. For example, "Hey Sue, why don't you just go home and watch TV? Don't be such a piece of shit."
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