shitbox

Noun

shitbox (plural shitboxes)

1. (colloquial, derogatory, vulgar) A dump; a run-down, messy or disgusting place or item.
   • My house is a shitbox.
   • Mother and I inhabited a little two-bedroom shitbox out in the Maritimo Brothers development known as “Avondale.”2010, Kurt Vonnegut, Deadeye Dick
2. (colloquial, derogatory, vulgar) An old and decrepit automobile.
   • What's funny about the comparison between a 70's car and a 00's shitbox, is that the difference is almost as drastic in the 10 years that have passed.2016, Kaleido Motoring, “2002 Kia Spectra: Regular Car Reviews”, in YouTube
   • It's a Ferrari! It's a shitbox!2013, Rush

   Synonyms:

   jalopy, shitheap, banger, beater, bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, clunker, crate, crock, flivver

3. (colloquial, derogatory, vulgar) A contemptible person.
   • The rural townies are so backward they make the supporting cast of Deliverance look like Rhodes' scholars (including a Vietnam vet who refers to himself as "a time bomb ready to go off"), and the tourists are represented by a loathsome pack of suburban shitboxes who compare their campsite to On...2002, Steven Puchalski, Slimetime: A Guide to Sleazy, Mindless Movies, page 42
   • "You shitbox!" Ellen roared. "You piece of living shit!"2008, Julie Mars, Anybody Any Minute, page 316