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crud
[ kruhd ]
noun
- Slang.
- a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
- a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
- something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
- prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
- a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
jungle crud.
- any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
- venereal disease, especially syphilis.
- Vulgar. dried semen.
- Dialect. curd.
- Dialect. clabber.
verb (used with or without object)
- Dialect. to curd.
crud
/ krʌd /
noun
- a sticky substance, esp when dirty and encrusted
- an undesirable residue from a process, esp one inside a nuclear reactor
- something or someone that is worthless, disgusting, or contemptible
- the cruda disease; rot
interjection
- an expression of disgust, disappointment, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of crud1
Example Sentences
It is not just a renovation after the fire, but a complete overhaul including removing decades of crud and soot built up since the last restoration.
Even before COVID, a good mask would help save your lungs from the Coachella crud, especially on the long, dusty walks to and from the parking lot.
And later primaries would have provided additional time for crud to fall on Trump’s head, giving Republican voters an opportunity to come to their senses.
“Here’s just a taste of the antisemitic Jew-hating crud @KahllidA posts on his personal account — wacky conspiracy theories about Jews running the world and ruining it.”
Griswold was less inclined to blame cars and drivers than car manufacturers, who had the technology, he said, to control tailpipe crud, and there were patent records from 1909 to prove it.
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