litter box

noun

A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with cat litter, sand, clay chips, etc.

“Pregnant women are often advised to have someone else clean the litter box to reduce the risk of contracting toxoplasmosis.”

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cat boxshitbox
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Meanings

nounlitter box (plural litter boxes)

plural litter boxes

  1. A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with cat litter, sand, clay chips, etc.

    Pregnant women are often advised to have someone else clean the litter box to reduce the risk of contracting toxoplasmosis.

    Synonyms: cat box, shitbox

  2. humoroususuallyA toilet.

    The graffiti in the GCN personsroom, with its numerous Add-Ons, may be the only real communication between staff members in that office. For those of you who have missed this marvel at the GCN litterbox, I have attempted to transcribe some of the words of wisdom for your enlightenment.

    1975 December 27, Tacky Tricky Ricky, “Come Write With ... GCN”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 26, page 9

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with cat litter, sand, clay chips, etc.

Similar
cat boxshitbox
Also see
cat boxlitter tray

Translations

Arabic صُنْدُوق فَضَلَات, صُنْدُوق رَمْل
  • صُنْدُوق فَضَلَات (ṣundūq faḍalāt)box to provide a soiling area for cats
  • صُنْدُوق رَمْل (ṣundūq raml)box to provide a soiling area for cats
Bulgarian котешка тоалетна
  • котешка тоалетна (koteška toaletna)box to provide a soiling area for cats
Catalan sorrera, arener
  • sorrerabox to provide a soiling area for cats
  • arenerbox to provide a soiling area for cats
Chinese Mandarin 貓砂盆 /猫砂盆
  • 貓砂盆 /猫砂盆 (māoshāpén)box to provide a soiling area for cats
Finnish kissanhiekkalaatikko
  • kissanhiekkalaatikkobox to provide a soiling area for cats
French bac à chat, litière
  • bac à chatbox to provide a soiling area for cats
  • litièrebox to provide a soiling area for cats
German Katzenklo
  • Katzenklobox to provide a soiling area for cats
Greek αμμοδοχείο
  • αμμοδοχείο (ammodocheío)box to provide a soiling area for cats
Italian lettiera
  • lettierabox to provide a soiling area for cats
Polish kuweta
  • kuwetabox to provide a soiling area for cats
Portuguese caixa de areia, liteira
  • caixa de areiabox to provide a soiling area for cats
  • liteirabox to provide a soiling area for cats
Spanish caja de arena
  • caja de arenabox to provide a soiling area for cats
Swedish kattlåda
  • kattlådabox to provide a soiling area for cats
Turkish kedi tuvaleti
  • kedi tuvaletibox to provide a soiling area for cats
Cite this entry
APA

litter box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/litter%20box

MLA

“litter box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/litter%20box. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “litter box,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/litter%20box.

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