the pits

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the pits

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Theorized to be a shortened form of armpits, i.e., somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable. First use appears c. 1953. See cite below.

noun

plural, plural only, slang Something miserable or unpleasant. This whole experience has been the pits.
Similar: the dumps

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"the pits." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/the%20pits. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

the pits. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/the%20pits

Chicago

"the pits." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/the%20pits.

BibTeX

@misc{the_pits_2026,
  title = {the pits},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/the%20pits},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}