crummy

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[ kruhm-ee ]
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adjective,crum·mi·er, crum·mi·est.
  1. Also crumby. Slang.

    • dirty and run-down; shabby; seedy: a crummy fleabag of a hotel.

    • of little or no value; cheap; worthless: crummy furniture that falls apart after a month of use.

    • wretchedly inadequate; miserable; lousy: They pay crummy salaries.

noun,plural crum·mies.
  1. Railroads Slang. a caboose.

Origin of crummy

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1855–60; perhaps obsolete crum crooked (see crummie) + -y1; sense “caboose” of unclear derivation and perhaps a distinct word

Other words from crummy

  • crum·mi·ly, adverb
  • crum·mi·ness, noun

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Other definitions for crummy (2 of 2)

crummy2
[ kruhm-ee, kroom-ee ]

noun,plural crum·mies.Chiefly Scot.

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British Dictionary definitions for crummy (1 of 2)

crummy1

/ (ˈkrʌmɪ) /


adjective-mier or -miest slang
  1. of little value; inferior; contemptible

  2. unwell or depressed: to feel crummy

Origin of crummy

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C19: variant spelling of crumby

British Dictionary definitions for crummy (2 of 2)

crummy2

/ (ˈkrʌmɪ) /


nounplural -mies
  1. Canadian a lorry that carries loggers to work from their camp

Origin of crummy

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probably originally meaning: makeshift camp, from crummy 1

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