mudhole

[ muhd-hohl ]

noun

1. a depression in which mud collects.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mudhole¹

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; mud + hole

Example Sentences

I sighed and plopped down on the first step, worried we’d made our way into another dead-end, boring, waste of time, dusty mudhole of a town, with another move not too far off.

From Literature

Halfway there, we left the paved highway and turned onto an unmarked back road with deep sand and an occasional mudhole.

From Washington Post

“The basement is like a dark mudhole,” she said with a shudder.

From New York Times

What looks like a wet patch of grass might hide a mudhole or puddle deeper than your shoe.

From Washington Post

Theresienstadt was “a mudhole, a cesspool, a sty where you couldn’t stretch without touching someone. An ant heap under destructive feet,” she wrote.

From Washington Post