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Hellhole vs Shithole - What's the difference?

hellhole | shithole |

As nouns the difference between hellhole and shithole

is that hellhole is a place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil while shithole is a hole into which one shits.

hellhole

English

Alternative forms

* Hellhole * hell hole * Hell hole * hell-hole

Noun

(en noun)
  • A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.

    • shithole

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (vulgar) A hole into which one shits.
  • (vulgar) A very unkempt dirty place.
    • That hotel we stayed at in New York was an absolute shithole ; no wonder it only cost $12 per night .
  • (vulgar) The anus.
  • (vulgar) An unpleasant person or place.
    • English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs