litter box

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litter box

noun litter boxes

  1. A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with cat litter, sand, clay chips, etc. Pregnant women are often advised to have someone else clean the litter box to reduce the risk of contracting toxoplasmosis.

    Similar: cat box, shitbox

  2. humorous, usually A toilet. The graffiti in the GCN personsroom, with its numerous Add-Ons, may be the only real communication between staff members in that office. For those of you who have missed this marvel at the GCN litterbox, I have attempted to transcribe some of the words of wisdom for your enlightenment.

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noun box to provide a soiling area for cats

Españolcaja de arena
中文貓砂盆 /猫砂盆 māoshāpén
Portuguêscaixa de areia, liteira
Françaisbac à chat, litière
DeutschKatzenklo
Italianolettiera
Ελληνικάαμμοδοχείο ammodocheío
العربيةصُنْدُوق فَضَلَات ṣundūq faḍalāt, صُنْدُوق رَمْل ṣundūq raml

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@misc{litter_box_2026,
  title = {litter box},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/litter%20box},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}