pits

/ pɪts /

plural noun

1. the pits slang.
   the worst possible person, place, or thing

Word History and Origins

Origin of pits¹

C20: perhaps shortened from armpits

Example Sentences

Tyson match, which pits the 27-year-old content creator against the 58-year-old hard-hitter.

From Los Angeles Times

Atomo operates a facility in southern California, where the date pits are cleaned and washed, and a second facility in Seattle where the manufacturing takes place.

From BBC

Things begin with waste date seeds or pits.

From BBC

While corporates have hailed the top court's judgment, conservationists and some legal experts say that it's problematic as it pits one good cause against another.

From BBC

But here we are again, staring down the final hours of a race that pits a would-be authoritarian who is mocked and loathed the world over against a competent, highly qualified woman who seems to have learned some lessons from the Clinton campaign.

From Slate