Shithouse

Quick meaning: Shithouse is a noun meaning (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar, derogatory, slang) A coward; one who is overly fearful or timid.

Meaning

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar, derogatory, slang) A coward; one who is overly fearful or timid.

More Meanings

1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) Of poor quality.
2. (UK, Ireland, sports, slang) To engage in persistent unsporting behaviour or gamesmanship; to play in a cynical, ugly manner; to cheat without being punished.
3. (slang, vulgar) An outhouse, an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
4. (slang, vulgar) A filthy place.

Example Sentences

You will be less amused when I ask you when you will take your turn cleaning out this shithouse.

He would rather slop out his Punjabis' shithouses than kiss the arse of some limp-wristed war profiteer in Civvy Street, thank you.

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.

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.

Word Forms

• shithouses
• shithousing
• shithoused

Synonyms for shithouse

Depending on context, synonyms include craphouse, shitter, shouse, boghouse, bathroom, latrine.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include outhouse, crapper, latrine, bathroom, toilet, crap.

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