shithouse

[ shit-hous ]

noun

, Slang: Vulgar.

, plural shit·hous·es [shit, -hou-ziz].

1. a privy; outhouse.
2. a terrible, filthy, poor, or low-quality thing or place (often used attributively): The studio will keep churning out shithouse sequels as long as people buy tickets to see them.

   Ugh, you wouldn’t believe the rat-infested shithouse she was living in.

   The studio will keep churning out shithouse sequels as long as people buy tickets to see them.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shithouse¹

First recorded in 1910–15; shit + house

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. be built like a brick shithouse, Slang: Vulgar. (of a person) to be big, solid, or muscular:

   The other guy in the fight was built like a brick shithouse.