crud

[kruhd]

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.

verb (used with or without object)

crudded, crudding 

1. Dialect.,  to curd.

crud

/ 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

interjection

1. an expression of disgust, disappointment, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of crud¹

1325–75; Middle English; earlier form of curd

Word History and Origins

Origin of crud¹

C14: earlier form of _curd

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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“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.”

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