Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
shithouse en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈʃɪtˌhaʊs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From shit + house. Compare Middle Low German schîthûs, German Scheißhaus, Swedish skithus, Icelandic skíthús.
Meanings
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(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not-comparable, slang, vulgar) Of poor quality.
The stupefied bus driver kept ranting and raving at him. “You could have been stuffed, mate! Once the water splits it would have been the most shithouse moment in your life, and the last one! This beach is for crocs only![…]”
2005, Eckhard Otto Hardy Marthen, Otto, page 334:The story goes that when she applied for the job, they were fearful of hiring her because she was ‘much more shithouse than them’. I cannot imagine anyone being worse than those two but she did give it a good go.
2010, Brian Cadd, From This Side of Things, page 255:
Synonyms
shitty
shithouse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈʃɪtˌhaʊs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From shit + house. Compare Middle Low German schîthûs, German Scheißhaus, Swedish skithus, Icelandic skíthús.
Meanings
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(slang, vulgar) An outhouse, an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
He would rather slop out his Punjabis' shithouses than kiss the arse of some limp-wristed war profiteer in Civvy Street, thank you.
2004, John Le Carre, Absolute Friends, page 36:
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(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar) A coward; one who is overly fearful or timid.
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(slang, vulgar) A filthy place.
You will be less amused when I ask you when you will take your turn cleaning out this shithouse.
1987, Martin Caidin, Exit Earth, page 559:It immediately caught my attention that the area was a total shithouse. Open C-ration cans, cardboard boxes, discarded socks and underwear, you name it, it was scattered all over the damn place.
2022, Frank McCarthy, LIMA-3: And the Mustang Grunt, page 76:
Forms
Deriveds
crazier than a shithouse rat · s'house · bang like a shithouse door · shouse · brick shithouse · built like a brick shithouse · crazy as a shithouse rat
Synonyms
latrine · six · closet of ease · pisspants · water closet · gutless wonder · piece of shit · kocay · shouse · sissy · smallest room · thunderbox · bathroom · small room · office · withdraught · crapper · piece of crap · pussy · quakebuttock · siege · johnny · shithouse · tearoom · nithing · bogger · slag · urinal · quiche-eater · funker · necessary room · jacks · amenities · office of ease · wardrobe · pullet · cowardy custard · karzy · shield · lav · House of Lords · privy · recreant · weak sister · neddy · loo · sook · candy-ass · restroom · urination station · closet · WC · nancy · place · necessarium · geography · washroom · vault · potty · dunny · invertebrate · comfort room · lizard · teahouse · khazi · bog · scaredy pants · cocktail · throne room · wheyface · boghouse · scaredy cat · house of office · closet of decency · craphouse · toilet · ladies and gentlemen · coward · netty · jakes · jacques · dike · sluggard · cottage · niddering · coistril · lavvy · can · nidering · brasco · snool · jessie · shitter · fraidy cat · lavatory · shitter · bottler · cloaca · CR · quakebreech · necessary · yellow back · craven · punk · purging place · facilities · chicken · chickenshit · lats · lavabo · dog · niding · poltroon · usual offices · yellow belly · caitiff · nidget · pussyhole · candy-arse · toilet room · chicken liver · john · carsey · necessary place · milquetoast · cludgie
Translations (19)
de Plumpsklo ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · pt cagatório ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · es cagatorio ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · de Scheißhaus ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · ru сра́льная ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · nl schijthuis ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · wa tchiyote ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · ru пара́ша ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · es cagadero ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · fr chiotte ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · nl secreet ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · ru сорти́р ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · nl schijthuisje ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · fi paskahuussi ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · eo fekejo ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · pl sracz ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · cy cachdy ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · nl schijtkot ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory) · nl plee ((vulgar) outhouse, lavatory)
shithouse en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈʃɪtˌhaʊs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From shit + house. Compare Middle Low German schîthûs, German Scheißhaus, Swedish skithus, Icelandic skíthús.
Meanings
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(Ireland, UK, slang) To engage in persistent unsporting behaviour or gamesmanship; to play in a cynical, ugly manner; to cheat without being punished.
Forms
Deriveds
shithousery