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Cesspit

//ˈsɛspɪt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
  2. 2
    a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it wordnet
  3. 3
    A place or situation characterised by corruption, filth or immoral activities. broadly, figuratively

    "Politics devolved into a cesspit of lies and deceit."

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.

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