crummy meaning (informal): definition, etymology and quotations

crummy

adj

/ˈkɹʌmi/

Etymology Variant of crumby, mid 19th c.

Informal Bad; poor.

Do not bother buying crummy knives if you are serious about cooking.
Does it look like I care? No, seriously, stare real hard and long at the picture at the top of this column. That’s about as much reaction as you’re gonna get out of me as far as your crummy problems go.1997 December 19, Matt Thompson, “Wiz deals with Xmas mail load”, in Springfield News-Sun, Springfield, Oh.: Cox Enterprises, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 23:

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Whether it's a crummy hometown, a crummy job, or a crummy family, Bruce punctuates his songs with some oppressive tension. Early on in his work, oppression is nothing an open window, a fast car, a willing female, or a tank of gas couldn't fix.2011, Randall E. Auxier, Douglas R. Anderson, Bruce Springsteen and Philosophy: Darkness on the Edge of Truth, Open Court, →ISBN, page 197:

Dated Full of crumb or crumbs.

Dated Soft, like the crumb of bread; not crusty.

Derived terms: crummily, crumminess

crummy

noun

British Columbia, Northwestern, US, Informal A small van, bus, or railway car used to transport loggers or other resource workers to and from the worksite.

A cow with a crumpled horn.