Browsing page 144 of "C" words

• dirt, dirty.

  What crud! That's a really cruddy bike.

  Last edited on Aug 01 1998. Submitted by Woop from CA, USA on Aug 01 1998.

• Same as CRAP or SHIT. Negative.

  That's a load of crud.

  Last edited on Dec 01 1999. Submitted by Ryan from IL, USA on Dec 01 1999.

interjection

• used to express annoyance, anger or fear

  Oh, crud.

  Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Robbie G. from Stroud, Hampshire, UK on Feb 13 2006.

noun - uncountable

• nonsense

  That's just a lot of crud.

  Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Robbie G. from Stroud, Hampshire, UK on Feb 13 2006.

• an unpleasant substance. euphemism for 'crap'

  What's all this crud?

  • See more words with the same meaning: feces.

  Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Robbie G. from Stroud, Hampshire, UK on Feb 13 2006.

• something displeasing

  I feel like crud this morning.

  Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Robbie G. from Stroud, Hampshire, UK on Feb 13 2006.

• Origin unknown, meaning similar to crummy. Inadequate, lacking, imperfect, insubstantial, unreliable, obsolete, unsatisfactory, etc.

  I bought this cruddy blender and the damn thing had rusting parts.

  Last edited on Mar 07 1999. Submitted by Christopher J. from Metairie, LA, USA on Mar 07 1999.

adjective

• inadequate or displeasing. Origin: from crud.

  This is the cruddiest game I've ever played.

  Last edited on Jun 04 2010. Submitted by Robbie G. from Stroud, Hampshire, UK on Feb 13 2006.

noun - uncountable

• superfluous source code that has yet to be removed.

  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

• in software, layers of poorly written source code that have accumulated over a great length of time.

  There's so much cruft that there's no way we're going to be able to implement that feature on schedule.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

adjective

• of software, poorly built due to the accumulation of code written over a long period of time.

  It works decently, but if you crack it open, you can tell it's pretty crufty.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 08 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

verb

• to cruise (drive) around.

                                                                                  
  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  
                                                                                                                                                                         
  
  Citation from "Might Have Been", Rookie Blue (TV), Season 2 Episode 2 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Oct 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 11 2011.

verb

• the person is going to be in trouble.

  You're cruising for a bruising.

  Last edited on Dec 16 2010. Submitted by Isabelle C. from Wavre, Belgium on Jun 08 2002.

noun

• a fool.
  • See more words with the same meaning: uncool person, jerk, asshole (general insults - list of).

  Last edited on Mar 28 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Apr 12 2004.