pits

British  

/ pɪts /

plural noun

1. slang the worst possible person, place, or thing

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Etymology

Origin of pits

C20: perhaps shortened from armpits

Example Sentences

But their push pits them against Europe's biggest economy, Germany, which exports many goods like cars and factory machinery.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Rosenqvist knew that by the time it returned to the pits, there would hardly be any racing left.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

During the 1950s and 1960s, workers would regularly burn toxic waste in open pits and cleaned engines with solvents that later contaminated the groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Marion Brown, 90, who worked at the colliery as a teenager in the 1950s says it's an important way of keeping alive the memory of those people who worked and sometimes died at the pits.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Grootslangs usually dwelled in caves, pits, and other dark places, but could occasionally be drawn out by...

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray