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crappy day

crappy day

5 8.6
A day when many things go wrong and you feel unhappy
  • noun
  • /ˈkræpi deɪ/
  • NSFW
: día de porquería
  • Sorry about your crappy day!

But obviously I've used a lot more or I've had a lot of crappy days, One of the two.

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Examples

  • Well, that was a crappy day at the office, huh?

  • "I'm having what you might call a crappy day," she told him.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I had a crappy day as well.

    Blog text (11)
  • I love Mountain Dew because it's delicious and a great pick-me-up during a crappy day at work.

    Blog text (5)
  • It is a repetitive pattern: you have a crappy day job in exchange for a paycheck, and work on the things you truly love after hours.

    Blog text (23)
  • It always cheers me up to come across it after I've had a really crappy day, if some old guy gets on to me for ringing up his vitamins too slowly or I get an incomplete on an assignment.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Sometimes you know it's a crappy day from the moment you wake up.

  • I had a pretty crappy day myself.

Synonyms

shitty day
vscrappy day
  • Offensive
8 9.9

A very bad day when many things go wrong

is equally negative but uses milder, nonvulgar language
sucky day
vscrappy day
  • Informal
1 9.8

A day when many things go wrong and you feel upset

is equally negative but more formal or less slangy in tone
shitbucket day
vscrappy day
  • Offensive
9.9

A day when many bad things happen

is the same idea but uses calmer, nonvulgar wording
shitfuck of a day
vscrappy day
  • Offensive
9.9

A day that is very bad and full of annoying problems

is similar but less intense and uses milder wording
fuckity day
vscrappy day
  • Offensive
9.9

A day when many things go wrong and you feel frustrated

is similarly negative but uses more neutral, less crude language

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed

How Bad

crappy day
  • NSFW
5 8.6
fuckity day
  • Offensive
9.9

Surface Forms

crappy day singular
crappy days plural

Morphology

crappy + day

The meaning 'a very bad or unpleasant day' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'crappy' (of very low quality or unpleasant) with 'day' (a period of time); the adjective clearly modifies the noun. This adjective + noun compositional pattern is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the MWE.

Etymology

Crappy day comes from the rude word crap and the adjective crappy, which meant 'rubbish' or 'dirt'. The idea of a day full of crap, messy and unwanted things, is why crappy day means 'a very bad or unpleasant day'.