crud.
Dirt, filth or refuse.
Meaning & usage
Dirt, filth or refuse.
Something of poor quality.
A contemptible person.
Mixed impurities, especially wear and corrosion products in nuclear reactor coolant.
A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel.
Feces; excrement.
Venereal disease, or (by extension) any disease.
A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at the same time.
Cottage cheese.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd.
To clog with dirt or debris.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd.
Non-vulgar interjection expressing annoyance, anxiety, etc.; sugar, darn.
Oh, crud! I'm gonna be late for work!
Aw, crud! I have to start all over again!
Where this word comes from
From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd.
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