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nounshithousery (uncountable)
- uncountableThe practice of shithousing.
Shithousery is a fairly nebulous term, taking in as it does pretty much all the dark arts employed on a football pitch – everything from diving to headbutting via haranguing the referee and time-wasting.
2018 July 5, John Ashdown, “What is 'shithousery'? And why it's the World Cup's biggest problem”, in The GuardianSynonyms: gamesmanship, dark arts
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nounThe practice of shithousing.
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shithousery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shithousery
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“shithousery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shithousery. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shithousery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shithousery.
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