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cesspit

[ses-pit] / ˈsɛsˌpɪt /
NOUN
cesspool
Synonyms
STRONG




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“I frankly wouldn’t pay any attention to anything that Elon Musk puts on that cesspit of his called X,” O’Leary told the host.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

Mr. Davis then turned around and threw a rope at the weapons specialist who was stuck in the cesspit.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

She thinks the pandemic "probably exacerbated" abusive online discourse, although "it was like a massive cesspit before".

From BBC ● May 21, 2022

They also found pottery and animal bones in the cesspit — the latter possibly because the homeowner threw his garbage in the pit.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2021

More beautiful than the sight of a spring field after three years of living in that pestilent cesspit of a city.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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