shit houseとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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名詞

shithouse (複数形 shithouses)

1. (vulgar, informal) An outhouse, an outbuilding used as a lavatory

   Synonyms: craphouse, shitter, (Australia) shouse, (英国用法) boghouse; see also Thesaurus:bathroom

2. (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, derogatory, slang) A coward: one who is overly fearful or timid.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:coward

3. (slang, vulgar) A filthy place.
   • 1987, Martin Caidin, Exit Earth (page 559)

     You will be less amused when I ask you when you will take your turn cleaning out this shithouse.

   • 2022, Frank McCarthy, LIMA-3: And the Mustang Grunt (page 76)

     It immediately caught my attention that the area was a total shithouse. Open C-ration cans, cardboard boxes, discarded socks and underwear, you name it, it was scattered all over the damn place.

派生語

形容詞

shithouse (not comparable)

1. (UK, Australia and New Zealand, vulgar slang) Of poor quality.

   Synonym: (米国用法) shitty

   • 2005, Eckhard Otto Hardy Marthen, Otto, page 334:

     The stupefied bus driver kept ranting and raving at him. “You could have been stuffed, mate! Once the water splits it would have been the most shithouse moment in your life, and the last one! This beach is for crocs only! […] ”

   • 2010, Brian Cadd, From This Side of Things, p. 255:

     The story goes that when she applied for the job, they were fearful of hiring her because she was ‘much more shithouse than them’. I cannot imagine anyone being worse than those two but she did give it a good go.

動詞

shithouse (三人称単数 現在形 shithouses, 現在分詞 shithousing, 過去形および過去分詞形 shithoused)

1. (UK, sports, slang) To engage in persistent unsporting behaviour or gamesmanship; to play in a cynical, ugly manner; to cheat without being punished.
   • 2021 Harry Diamond "Five times El Cholo’s Atleti sh*thoused their way to famous Champions League wins" The Football Faithful

派生語

• shithousery

参照

• Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “shit”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.