the Black Hole of Calcuttanoun [ S ]
uk/ˌblæk ˌhəʊl əv kælˈkʌ.tə/us/ˌblæk ˌhoʊl əv kælˈkʌ.t̬ə/UK humorousan unpleasantly full and hot room:
One guest at the crowded reception was heard to mutter "It's like the Black Hole of Calcutta in here."
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Unpleasant places
- armpit
- be the armpit of sth idiom
- den
- desert
- dive
- eyesore
- fleabag
- fleapit
- hellhole
- hole
- hotbed
- nest
- pigpen
- pigsty
- pit
- sausage machine
- slum
- wasteland
- what's the world coming to? idiom
- world
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