cesspit
A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
Noun
- A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
- A place or situation characterised by corruption, filth or immoral activities.
- Politics devolved into a cesspit of lies and deceit.
Origin
Uncertain. The first part, cess-, is undoubtedly the same as for cesspool, whose origin is likewise uncertain. The second part is pit, a hole in the ground.