cesspit
/ˈsɛsˌpɪt/
noun
- An underground tank or pit for collecting sewage or waste water.
- The city required all homes to replace their cesspits with proper sewage connections.
- Heavy rain caused the cesspit to overflow into the backyard.
- The old house still used a cesspit instead of a modern sewer system.
- A place or situation regarded as corrupt, filthy, or morally disgusting.
- The abandoned factory was a cesspit of illegal activity.
- The corrupt government was described as a cesspit of greed and dishonesty.
- That online forum has become a cesspit of hateful comments.