cesspool
/ˈsɛsˌpul/
noun
- An underground container for collecting sewage or waste water, similar to a cesspit.
- The landlord had the cesspool pumped out every few months.
- A broken pipe caused the cesspool to leak into the garden.
- In rural areas, many homes still rely on a cesspool for waste disposal.
- A place or situation that is extremely unpleasant, corrupt, or immoral.
- The political scandal revealed the city hall as a cesspool of bribery.
- That gossip website is a cesspool of lies and rumors.
- The prison was a cesspool of violence and despair.
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