shithouse

plural shithouses

1. slangvulgarAn outhouse, an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

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

   2004, John Le Carre, Absolute Friends, page 36

   Synonyms: craphouse, shitter, shouse, boghouse, bathroom, latrine, necessarium, toilet

2. CommonwealthIrelandUKderogatoryslangvulgarA coward; one who is overly fearful or timid.

   Synonyms: bottler, caitiff, candy-ass, candy-arse, coistril, coward, chicken, chicken liver

3. slangvulgarA filthy place.

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

   1987, Martin Caidin, Exit Earth, page 559

   1 more example

   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.

   2022, Frank McCarthy, LIMA-3: And the Mustang Grunt, page 76

1. CommonwealthIrelandUKnot comparableslangvulgarOf poor quality.

   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.

   2010, Brian Cadd, From This Side of Things, page 255

   1 more example

   The stupefied bus driver kept ranting and raving at him. “You could have been stuffed, mate! Once the water splits it would have been the most shithouse moment in your life, and the last one! This beach is for crocs only![…]”

   2005, Eckhard Otto Hardy Marthen, Otto, page 334

   Synonyms: shitty

present singular third person shithouses · participle present shithousing · participle past shithoused · past shithoused

1. IrelandUKslanghobbiesTo engage in persistent unsporting behaviour or gamesmanship; to play in a cynical, ugly manner; to cheat without being punished.