dreck

Also drek

[drek]

noun

Slang.

1. anything regarded as worthless or of low quality; junk.

   It would be an insult to the actors and the writers to nominate this fine film along with the dreck they are glorifying this year.

2. filth; garbage.

   He is cleaning off the years of rust, dreck, and corrosion before continuing his restoration of the various parts.

3. excrement; dung.

dreck

/ drɛk /

noun

1. slang,  rubbish; trash

Other Word Forms

• drecky adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dreck¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from Yiddish drek; cognate with German Dreck “filth”; compare Old English threax, Old Norse threkkr “excrement”

Word History and Origins

Origin of dreck¹

from Yiddish drek filth, dregs

Example Sentences

Still, this isn’t anyone’s best role, and it’s a great movie only when compared to similarly budgeted dreck.

From Los Angeles Times

A pure popcorn movie would pick fireworks over fleeing to safety, especially when the common wisdom of the time was that sequels were dreck.

From Los Angeles Times

Rather, he takes this kind of fear-mongering Fox News dreck as seriously as it deserves — as silly fiction.

From Los Angeles Times

That tension between the public and the personal, between the dreck and the art, is the spine of the film.

From Los Angeles Times

Sadly, this decrease isn't happening in time for people to discover some outstanding shows that were canceled along with the dreck, one of which made this year-end list.

From Salon

Related Words

• excrement 
• ground 
• muck 
• mud 
• soil 
• stain