Water that stagnates or flows through a ditch; often used to describe murky, stale, or unpleasant water.
Compound from 'ditch' and 'water,' used metaphorically to describe water of poor quality, becoming a proverbial expression in phrases like 'dull as ditchwater.'
The phrase 'dull as ditchwater' goes back centuries and entered literature to describe anything boring—but modern ditches actually host amazing biodiversity, from insects to amphibians!
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