shithouse

shithouse
Noun. A messy or dirty domicile. Originally a shithouse was an externally accessed toilet, before the advent of an inside lavatory.

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • shithouse — /ˈʃɪthaʊs / (say shithows) Colloquial (taboo) –noun Also, shouse. 1. a toilet. –adjective 2. disgusting; unpleasant: a shithouse remark. 3. extremely incompetent: a shithouse driver. 4. of extremely poor quality: a shithouse play. 5.… …  

  • shithouse — UK [ˈʃɪtˌhaʊs] / US noun [countable] Word forms shithouse : singular shithouse plural shithouses impolite a toilet, especially one that is outside …   English dictionary

  • shithouse — /shit hows /, n., pl. shithouses / how ziz/. Slang (vulgar). a privy; outhouse. [1910 15; SHIT + HOUSE] * * * …   Universalium

  • shithouse — 1. noun a) An outside toilet, an outhouse. b) One who is afraid of a certain challenge or scared. Syn: outhouse, thunderbox, chicken, shit …   Wiktionary

  • Shithouse — 1. toilet; 2. foul; extremely bad …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • shithouse — Australian Slang 1. toilet; 2. foul; extremely bad …   English dialects glossary

  • shithouse — shit|house [ ʃıt,haus ] noun count IMPOLITE a toilet, especially one that is outside …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • shithouse — 1) n a. a toilet b. a dirty or untidy place 2) adj terrible, inferior, worthless. This elabora tion of shit or shitty is particularly com mon in Australian speech …   Contemporary slang

  • shithouse — n. (Slang) outside toilet; messy or dirty house (British Slang) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • shithouse — /shit hows /, n., pl. shithouses / how ziz/. Slang (vulgar). a privy; outhouse. [1910 15; SHIT + HOUSE] …   Useful english dictionary

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