cesspit

See also: cess-pit

English

Etymology

Uncertain. The first part, cess-, is undoubtedly the same as for cesspool, whose origin is likewise uncertain. The second part is pit, a hole in the ground.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛspɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

cesspit (plural cesspits)

1. A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
2. (by extension, figurative) A place or situation characterised by corruption, filth or immoral activities.

   Politics devolved into a cesspit of lies and deceit.

Synonyms

• cesspool
• gongpit

Coordinate terms

• septic tank

Translations

pit for sewage

• Bulgarian: помийна яма (pomijna jama)
• Catalan: pou negre m
• Dutch: beerput (nl) m
• Finnish: likakaivo (fi)
• French: fosse septique (fr) f
• German: Senkgrube f
• Greek: βόθρος (el) m (vóthros)
• Ottoman Turkish: لغم (lağım)
• Polish: szambo (pl) n
• Russian: помойная я́ма (pomojnaja jáma)
• Turkish: lağım (tr), geriz (tr)
• Volapük: jiedotasep

See also

• midden

Anagrams

• Septics, septics, specist