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Shithole vs Balkans - What's the difference?

shithole | balkans |

As a noun shithole

is (vulgar) a hole into which one shits.

As a proper noun balkans is

a geographical region in the southeast of europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by serbia, montenegro, macedonia, bosnia and herzegovina, slovenia, kosovo, croatia, bulgaria, albania, greece and sometimes romania.

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

    balkans

    English

    (wikipedia Balkans)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A geographical region in the southeast of Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Kosovo, Croatia, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece and sometimes Romania.
  • * 2002 — Dennis P. Hupchick, The Balkans: From Constantinople to Communism , p104
    • As the Ottomans' victories in the Balkans multiplied, increasing numbers of Anatolian warriors flocked to their ranks, and their territorial conquests grew.

    Usage notes

    Used with the definite article (the).

    Synonyms

    * (geographical region) Balkan Peninsula

    Derived terms

    * Balkan * Balkanism * Balkanize

    Related terms

    * Balkanic * Balkanian * Paleo-Balkan