shitepoke Syllabification: (shite·poke)Pronunciation: /ˈSHītˌpōk/Definition of shitepoke noun informal any of a number of birds of the heron family. Several species in the family Ardeidae, in particular the green-backed Butorides virescens Origin: late 18th century: from shite (because of the bird's habit of defecating when disturbed) + the noun poke1shitepoke in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of shitepoke in the British & World English dictionary
