CRUD | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Crud

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English: variant of curd (the original sense). The earliest modern senses, ‘filth’ and ‘nonsense’ (originally US), date from the 1940s

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: krʌd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a substance which is considered unpleasant or disgusting, typically because of its dirtiness

Short Definition:

unpleasantly dirty substance

Examples:
  • use a good soap compound to remove accumulated crud
Definition:

nonsense

Short Definition:

nonsense

Examples:
  • the usual crud that passes itself off as a smart twenty-something comedy
  • I'm tired of this crud
Definition:

a contemptible person.

Short Definition:

contemptible person

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