shithouse

noun

shit·​house ˈshit-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce shithouse (audio)
plural shithouses
vulgar slang : outhouse, privy
… I was going to this little one-room schoolhouse just up the street from my house. All the grades were in one room, and there was a shithouse out back, which stank.Stephen King

see also built like a brick shithouse

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shithouse was in 1659

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“Shithouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shithouse. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.

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