Meanings
plural shitboxes
- colloquialderogatoryvulgarAn old and decrepit automobile.
It's a Ferrari! It's a shitbox!
2013, Rush1 more example
What's funny about the comparison between a 70's car and a 00's shitbox, is that the difference is almost as drastic in the 10 years that have passed.
2016, Kaleido Motoring, “2002 Kia Spectra: Regular Car Reviews”, in YouTubeSynonyms: jalopy, shitheap, banger, beater, bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, clunker, crate
- colloquialderogatoryvulgarA contemptible person.
"You shitbox!" Ellen roared. "You piece of living shit!"
2008, Julie Mars, Anybody Any Minute, page 3163 more examples
The rural townies are so backward they make the supporting cast of Deliverance look like Rhodes' scholars (including a Vietnam vet who refers to himself as "a time bomb ready to go off"), and the tourists are represented by a loathsome pack of suburban shitboxes who compare their campsite to On Golden Pond with Peter Fonda (it's a joke, get it?).
2002, Steven Puchalski, Slimetime: A Guide to Sleazy, Mindless Movies, page 42Just shy of six months before that shitbox Schaffer burst into his office, the General leaned back in his chair and entwined his meaty fingers behind his head.
2012, Aaron Overfield, VeilAnd you, shitbox, I'm not through with you by any means!
2016, Pete Hurrey, Dragon Fire!
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn old and decrepit automobile.
Origin
Translations
French poubelle, épave
- poubelleAn old and decrepit automobile; a jalopy
- épaveAn old and decrepit automobile; a jalopy
Korean 똥차
- 똥차 (ttongcha)An old and decrepit automobile; a jalopy
Polish rzęch, grat
- rzęchAn old and decrepit automobile; a jalopy
- gratAn old and decrepit automobile; a jalopy
Cite this entry
shitbox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shitbox
“shitbox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shitbox. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shitbox,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shitbox.
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