crud

noun, verb, intj — 11 senses

crud

noun

/kɹʌd/

Etymology From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd.

9 senses
  1. 1Dirt, filth or refuse.
  2. 2Something of poor quality.
  3. 3A contemptible person.
  4. 4Mixed impurities, especially wear and corrosion products…
  5. 5A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel.
  6. 6Feces; excrement.
  7. 7Venereal disease, or (by extension) any disease.
  8. 8A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool…
  9. 9Cottage cheese.
1

Dirt, filth or refuse.

  • Crud is caked in the crevices of her jewellery. All of it needs cleaning.2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 30:
2

Broadly, Figuratively Something of poor quality.

3

A contemptible person.

4

Mixed impurities, especially wear and corrosion products in nuclear reactor coolant.

5

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Skiing, Snowboarding, Sports A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel.

6

Euphemistic Feces; excrement.

7

US, Slang Venereal disease, or (by extension) any disease.

Military and students

8

A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at the same time.

9

Pennsylvania, Western Cottage cheese.

Derived terms
bullcrud, con crud, creeping crud, crudball, cruddy, crudware, crudzine, cybercrud, holy crud

crud

verb

Etymology From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd.

1

To clog with dirt or debris.

  • The covered cardboard boxes held and the packings in the crates suffered no further crudding.2011, Henry Z. Kister, Distillation Troubleshooting, page 203:

crud

intj

Etymology From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd.

1

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!

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