Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shithousery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: shit-house-ry
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of shithousing.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Shithousery is a fairly nebulous term, taking in as it does pretty much all the dark arts employed on a football pitch – everything from diving to headbutting via haranguing the referee and time-wasting."

Etymology

From shithouse + -ery.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

gamesmanship dark arts

Questions

What does shithousery mean?: The practice of shithousing.
Where does shithousery come from?: From shithouse + -ery.

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