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shithousery en · NOUN

Etymology

From shithouse + -ery.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The practice of shithousing.
    • Shithousery is a fairly nebulous term, taking in as it does pretty much all the dark arts employed on a football pitch – everything from diving to headbutting via haranguing the referee and time-wasting. 2018 July 5, John Ashdown, “What is 'shithousery'? And why it's the World Cup's biggest problem”, in The Guardian:

Synonyms

dark arts · gamesmanship