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cack

cack

9.9
Something of very poor quality not worth buying
  • noun
  • /kæk/
  • Offensive
translation icon : porquería
  • Absolute cack of the highest order. I know Ridley hasn't been as good as he was in the late seventies and eighties; he's certainly made more than his fair share of duff movies since then, but Prometheus was taking the mickey; it was so bad.

Examples

  • And the significance of this is what? - It's cack, innit?

  • Does Morrison actually believe this cack? " Sure, and why not!

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  • And I already know that my lashes are going to look like a pile of cack with this pile of cack, but I'm gonna give it a go anyway.

  • The movie was pure cack; I couldn't sit through the whole thing.

  • Everyone agreed that his latest album is complete cack.

  • After tasting the dish, she said it was nothing but cack and left the restaurant.

Synonyms

shit
vscack
  • Offensive
9.9

Something worthless or untrue that people say to you

is slang too but generally milder in vulgarity
crap
vscack
  • Offensive
8.5

Words that are false or useless

is similarly slangy but slightly less directly vulgar in tone
piece of junk
vscack
  • Informal
36 3.2

A thing that is worth little and does not work well

is the informal slang label used more broadly for poor quality
piece of crap
vscack
  • Offensive
34 8.9

A thing of very poor quality that is useless

is the same informal insult but used as a slang label
piece of trash
vscack
  • Offensive
11 4.7

Something thought to be worthless or of very low quality

is the informal slang label used for that same worthless quality
schlock
vscack
  • Slang
7 9.4

Cheap things that break easily

is more informal slang and often stronger in insult
dreck
vscack
  • Slang
7 9.9

Poor-quality items that are not worth buying

is the informal slang form used to call something worthless
chaff
vscack
7 8.4

Useless or unimportant things that distract from what matters

focuses on rejecting quality, not merely on being unimportant or trivial
crapola
vscack
  • NSFW
3 9.9

A rude word for something that is nonsense or of very low quality

is the slang word used for poor quality or worthlessness
drek
vscack
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Something of very low quality that you throw away

is a slang label with similar negative meaning and casual tone
sack of crap
vscack
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A thing that is of very poor quality and not worth the money

is slang for poor quality but often used more generally
naf
vscack
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A thing or person of low quality and bad taste

is slang as well but more generically aimed at poor quality things
1 3.6

A thing made badly that breaks easily or does not work well

is a slang term covering poor quality generally rather than just manufacture
jank
vscack
  • Slang
1 9.9

An object that is poor quality and often breaks, like an old phone or car

is the broader slang insult for anything regarded as worthless
pure schlock
vscack
  • Informal
9.7

Very low quality art or entertainment that lacks new ideas

is a general slang insult for poor quality across contexts
total scag
vscack
  • Slang
9.9

An object like a phone or lamp that is broken and not worth keeping

is similar slang but less tied to being physically broken
pure shitpiss
vscack
  • Offensive
9.9

A thing that is very bad and not worth having

is slang for poor quality but usually less intensely vulgar
shitdog
vscack
  • Offensive
9.9

A poor-quality thing that does not work well

is a general slang term for poor quality without specific insult target
caca
vscack
  • Informal
9.8

Very bad or yucky when children describe something

is adult slang for poor quality rather than childish language

Antonyms

1.3

How much something is worth in money or how useful it is

2.1

How good something is

How Bad

terrible
1.0
cack
  • Offensive
9.9
bad
1.0
poor
838 1.0

Surface Forms

cack singular
cacks plural

Etymology

Cack is also used to say something is very bad or worthless, and this meaning grew from the same 'poo' idea, much like calling something 'crap'. That's why if you call a film 'cack' you mean it is of very poor quality.