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cesspool

/ˈsɛsˌpuːl/ noun C2
  1. An underground pit where sewage is held.
  2. A filthy place. (figuratively)

Plural cesspools

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Under such circumstances, I naturally gravitated to London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 2 · B2

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