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crapola

American  
[kra-poh-luh] / kræˈpoʊ lə /

noun

Slang.
  1. crap.


crapola British  
/ kræˈpəʊlə /

noun

  1. informal rubbish; nonsense

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of crapola

crap 1 + -ola

Example Sentences

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Not McCarthy, who announced Tuesday that he is done with this crapola and is evidently feeling great about that decision.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2023

You know those guys in a parade who follow behind the elephants, scooping up their crapola as they go?

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2020

IT is a a lot of crapola and people who waste time there are using their lives to no purpose because next year they won't remember a thing they did this year.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2017

“Whatever the politics of this guy, his work is unoriginal crapola one-liner kitsch,” Saltz said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2013

“That was back before they dropped fish traps all over the reefs. Back before certain creeps started dumping their crapola in the sea.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

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