noun
crud
kruhd
noun
1
Dirt, grime, or unpleasant residue.
"There was a layer of crud stuck to the bottom of the pan."
2
Something of poor quality or worthless.
"That movie was total crud."
intj
1
A mild exclamation of annoyance or frustration.
"Crud, I forgot my keys again."
How to Use Crud
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishInformal word for grime, junk, or a mild swear-substitute when something goes wrong.
When to use it
Informal; used as a polite stand-in for a stronger word.
Common pairings
scrub off the crud
total crud
Word Forms
crudded past tense, cruds plural, cruds singular
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Etymology
A variant of "curd," originally meaning a coagulated or thickened substance.