shitbox en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From shit + box.
Meanings
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(colloquial, derogatory, vulgar) A dump; a run-down, messy or disgusting place or item.
My house is a shitbox.
Mother and I inhabited a little two-bedroom shitbox out in the Maritimo Brothers development known as “Avondale.”
2010, Kurt Vonnegut, Deadeye Dick:
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(colloquial, derogatory, vulgar) An old and decrepit automobile.
What's funny about the comparison between a 70's car and a 00's shitbox, is that the difference is almost as drastic in the 10 years that have passed.
2016, Kaleido Motoring, “2002 Kia Spectra: Regular Car Reviews”, in YouTube:It's a Ferrari! It's a shitbox!
2013, Rush:
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(colloquial, derogatory, vulgar) A contemptible person.
The rural townies are so backward they make the supporting cast of Deliverance look like Rhodes' scholars (including a Vietnam vet who refers to himself as "a time bomb ready to go off"), and the tourists are represented by a loathsome pack of suburban shitboxes who compare their campsite to On Golden Pond with Peter Fonda (it's a joke, get it?).
2002, Steven Puchalski, Slimetime: A Guide to Sleazy, Mindless Movies, page 42:"You shitbox!" Ellen roared. "You piece of living shit!"
2008, Julie Mars, Anybody Any Minute, page 316:And you, shitbox, I'm not through with you by any means!
2016, Pete Hurrey, Dragon Fire!:Just shy of six months before that shitbox Schaffer burst into his office, the General leaned back in his chair and entwined his meaty fingers behind his head.
2012, Aaron Overfield, Veil:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shitboxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
wreck · old banger · shitpot · tin Lizzie · bucket of bolts · shitcan · flivver · rattletrap · jalopy · gas guzzler · lemon · crock · hooptie · crate · shed · junker · shitheap · jalopy · rustbucket · shitbox · clunker · shitbucket · banger · bucket of rust · beater
Translations (5)
fr poubelle (An old and decrepit automobile; a jalopy) · pl rzęch (An old and decrepit automobile; a jalopy) · fr épave (An old and decrepit automobile; a jalopy) · ko 똥차 (An old and decrepit automobile; a jalopy) · pl grat (An old and decrepit automobile; a jalopy)