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snakepit

noun

Meaning

  1. A pit filled with snakes.
  2. Any institution (such as a school, prison, hospital, etc.) run in an inept or inhumane way, or full of hostile or treacherous people.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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