vernacular vs the shits

vernacular and the shits both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vernacular	Yes	Yes	No	No
the shits	Yes	No	No	No

vernacular (noun)	the shits (noun)
the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)	obscene terms for diarrhea
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

vernacular (adjective)	the shits (adjective)
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language