crud

Thân thiện

He caught the crud and stayed home from school.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An ill-defined bodily ailment: A vague or minor illness, often implying something unpleasant but not serious.
   • Any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant: A sticky, dirty, or otherwise repulsive substance.
   • Heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing: Dense, slushy snow that is difficult to ski on.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • I can't come to work today; I've got the crud. (Referring to a minor illness.)
  • There's some kind of green crud stuck to the bottom of the refrigerator. (Referring to a foul substance.)
  • The warm weather turned the powder into unskiable crud. (Referring to wet snow.)

Advanced Usage

• "The crud": A common colloquial phrase used to refer to a general feeling of sickness, often a cold or flu.
  • Half the office is out with the crud this week.

Variants and Related Words

• Cruddy (adjective): Of poor quality; dirty or unpleasant.
  • I'm not eating this cruddy food.
  • He lives in a cruddy apartment.

Synonyms

• Gunk: A thick, sticky, or messy substance.
• Gook: (Informal, potentially offensive) A slimy or dirty substance.
• Gripe: A minor complaint or ailment (for the illness sense).
• Slush: Partially melted snow (for the snow sense).

Idioms and Common Phrases

• "Full of crud": Talking nonsense; saying things that are not true.
  • Don't listen to him; he's full of crud.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an ill-defined bodily ailment
   • he said he had the crud and needed a doctor
2. any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
3. heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing

Từ đồng nghĩa

• filth
• skank