crud
[ kruhd ]
/ krʌd /
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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), crud·ded, crud·ding.
Dialect. to curd.
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Origin of crud
1325–75; Middle English; earlier form of curd
regional variation note for crud
3. See clabber.
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British Dictionary definitions for crud
crud
/ (krʌd) slang /
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 crud a disease; rot
interjection
an expression of disgust, disappointment, etc
Word Origin for crud
C14: earlier form of curd
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