shitbox

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noun

A dump; a run-down, messy or disgusting place or item.

“My house is a shitbox.”

RareScrabble 19

Meanings

nounshitbox (plural shitboxes)

plural shitboxes

  1. colloquialderogatoryvulgarA dump; a run-down, messy or disgusting place or item.

    My house is a shitbox.

    1 more example

    Mother and I inhabited a little two-bedroom shitbox out in the Maritimo Brothers development known as “Avondale.”

    2010, Kurt Vonnegut, Deadeye Dick
  2. colloquialderogatoryvulgarAn old and decrepit automobile.

    It's a Ferrari! It's a shitbox!

    2013, Rush
    1 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 YouTube

    Synonyms: jalopy, shitheap, banger, beater, bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, clunker, crate

  3. colloquialderogatoryvulgarA contemptible person.

    "You shitbox!" Ellen roared. "You piece of living shit!"

    2008, Julie Mars, Anybody Any Minute, page 316
    3 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 42

    Just 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, Veil

    And you, shitbox, I'm not through with you by any means!

    2016, Pete Hurrey, Dragon Fire!

Synonyms & antonyms

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
APA

shitbox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shitbox

MLA

“shitbox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shitbox. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shitbox,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shitbox.

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