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

The tussle over Greenland pits Nato nations Denmark and the US against one another.

From BBC

It’s there that the baleen filter feeders spend the summer gorging on tiny crustaceans from the muddy bottom of the Bering, Chuckchi and Beaufort seas, creating shallow pits or potholes in the process.

From Los Angeles Times

The new trains require upgraded maintenance pits, high-level platforms and other improvements to be maintained, reduce trip times and increase service frequencies, the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like most locals, they searched for diamonds by hand - digging pits, hauling out soil and rock, washing it through sieves and carefully sifting through thousands of tiny stones once dried.

From BBC

Charities and local activists try to remove children from the pits and place them back into school, but without reliable alternatives for income, the pits are too attractive.

From BBC