Navigation
Home
Resources
Irregular verbs quizzes English conjugator English-French dictionary French dictionary English dictionary Monolingual dictionaries Scores by institution Free sample tests FAQ Pricing Tourism training Blog Videos
Login Sign up
Blog
Videos
Pricing
FR EN

crapola

noun, adj — 2 senses

crapola

noun

US /kɹæˈpoʊlə/ · UK /kɹæˈpəʊlə/

Etymology From crap + -ola; dating back to the 1940s and influenced by brand names containing -ola (e.g. Shinola, Granola, Crayola).

1

Slang Items or material of poor quality or little importance.

Chiefly Italian-American

  • Near-synonyms: garbage, junk, rubbish, nonsense
  • My junk drawer is full of all sorts of crapola.

crapola

adj

Etymology From crap + -ola; dating back to the 1940s and influenced by brand names containing -ola (e.g. Shinola, Granola, Crayola).

1

Slang Feeling sick or bad.

  • You can eat badly and feel crapola or eat healthily and feel great. The choice is yours...2005, Cathy Hopkins, The Mates, Dates Guide to Life, Love, and Looking Luscious:
Related terms
garbaggio

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.