crud

American  

[kruhd] / krʌd /

noun

1. Slang.

   1. a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.

   2. a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.

   3. something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.

   4. prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.

   5. a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body.

      jungle crud.

   6. any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.

   7. venereal disease, especially syphilis.

   8. Vulgar. dried semen.

2. Dialect. curd.

3. Dialect. clabber.

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verb (used with or without object)

crudded, crudding

1. Dialect. to curd.

crud British  

/ krʌd /

noun

1. a sticky substance, esp when dirty and encrusted

2. an undesirable residue from a process, esp one inside a nuclear reactor

3. something or someone that is worthless, disgusting, or contemptible

4. a disease; rot

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interjection

1. an expression of disgust, disappointment, etc

Regionalisms

See clabber.

Etymology

Origin of crud

1325–75; Middle English; earlier form of curd

Example Sentences

Holy crud, it's been an hour and a half.

From Literature

We’re merely a society trained to lap up the crud served up to us on a platter just because it’s sitting there, screaming at us from the autoplay feature in Netflix’s infuriating user interface.

From Salon

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.

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times