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cesspool

[ses-pool] / ˈsɛsˌpul /
NOUN
pit
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It was into the post-noughties misogynist cesspool that the early feminist blogosphere was born, and initially, it was fun and freewheeling.

From Slate Mar. 31, 2026

The misery now being inflicted on poor people crowded into cesspool camps from the Congo to Bangladesh defies description.

From Salon Dec. 27, 2025

Some people, however, go as far as creating burner accounts just for shopping to keep the cesspool of targeted ads separate from their main profiles where they interact with family and friends.

From MarketWatch Oct. 10, 2025

Aronofsky clearly adores this colorful pre-millennial cesspool, even if the characters in the movie are already grumbling that Rudy Giuliani is scrubbing the life out of the place.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2025

He said he didn’t take our New York money, but if Lori was hell-bent on living in that cesspool, he’d finance her trip himself.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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