cesspit

noun

cess·​pit ˈses-ˌpit 

: a pit for the disposal of refuse (such as sewage)

Examples of cesspit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Elsewhere, residents have resorted to digging cesspits as latrine stocks run severely low, leading to soil and water contamination, according to Hosni Nadeem Mohanna, a water municipality spokesperson in Gaza City. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Social media sites are a cesspit of soccer scammers. — ABC News, 17 June 2026

Diagon Alley becomes a cesspit of Death Eaters during Halloween Horror Nights, which typically run for more than two months starting in late August. — Bailey Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026

Despite the cesspits of conspiracy-think that pollute contemporary politics, the specific paranoia of Letts’s characters — bugs under the skin, brainwashing, nefarious doctors in government labs — feels less blazingly relevant than comparatively quaint. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

cesspool + pit

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cesspit

• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite
• misfit