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"ref": "2002, Steven Puchalski, Slimetime: A Guide to Sleazy, Mindless Movies, page 42",
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"text": "\"You shitbox!\" Ellen roared. \"You piece of living shit!\"",
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"ref": "2016, Pete Hurrey, Dragon Fire!",
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"text": "And you, shitbox, I'm not through with you by any means!",
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"(colloquial, vulgar) A contemptible person."
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