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craptastic

craptastic

2 9.9
Very bad in quality but so silly it is almost funny
  • adjective
  • /kræpˈtæstɪk/
  • NSFW
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  • After seeing the craptastic performance by the band, we decided to leave the concert early.

Examples

  • Maybe that could explain why he's such a craptastic economist who is disconnected from reality, even though he clearly is intelligent in other ways.

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  • The mystical thing about all these old, craptastic games is that they somehow hold a place in our hearts and bring us back to that special time when we were kids.

  • For various reasons, today had already been dubbed "Craptastic!"

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  • Yes, this is exactly what I meant earlier by a craptastic month, and it ain't over yet.

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  • It also points out, though, how craptastic the pitching was overall, especially last year.

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  • I'm so sorry you're sharing in my craptastic day.

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  • Fantom, I agree with you that it was a craptastic effort by the Warriors for Don Nelson night.

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  • That we would have the right to be ourselves and live as we choose, to speak our minds, and not have some craptastic "test" imposed on us to make sure our passions and our art are politically correct?

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  • Sometimes I think that the positive aspect of the craptastic economy is that it is forcing many of us to redefine things like vacations and gift giving.

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  • If my mom were looking for the best hotel in Pigeon Forge, she'd book the first result she found, then fuss at me for its craptastic bed and lack of closeness to a McDonald's.

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Synonyms

crappy
vscraptastic
  • NSFW
176 7.5

Very bad or of low quality

is more extreme and often joked about rather than just plain bad
shitty
vscraptastic
  • Offensive
149 9.9

Very bad or low quality, used to show strong dislike

is more playful and sarcastic rather than coarse anger
really sucky
vscraptastic
  • Slang
1 8.4

Very bad and disappointing to experience

adds extreme sarcasm and a comic sense to the badness
poopie
vscraptastic
  • Informal
1 9.2

An informal word used to say something is bad or low quality

is harsher and used with playful sarcasm to stress extremity
poopy
vscraptastic
  • Baby Talk
1 8.8

Not as good as expected and a bit upsetting

is more extreme and funny in a mocking way rather than simply childish
pure shitpiss
vscraptastic
  • Offensive
9.9

A thing that is very bad and not worth having

is more joking and ironic instead of simply rude or shocking
rubbishy
vscraptastic
  • UK
7.0

Cheap and poorly made

is more exaggerated and used humorously or sarcastically
ropy
vscraptastic
  • UK
9.3

Of very poor quality and not good

is more extreme and often highlights absurd incompetence

Antonyms

1.0

Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed

626 1.9

Very good and impressive, making you feel pleased

How Bad

craptastic
  • NSFW
2 9.9
horrendous
82 7.0
terrible
1.0
bad
1.0
poor
838 1.0

Surface Forms

craptastic positive

Morphology

craptastic = crap + fantastic (semi-transparent) = crap + tastic

Form is a clear blend of 'crap' and a clipped form of 'fantastic' (-tastic); the humorous/ironic negative sense is predictable but requires pragmatic knowledge, so it is only semi-transparent.

Etymology

The word craptastic mixes the common word crap ('very bad') with fantastic ('great') to make a joking contrast, like calling something 'so bad it's almost silly'. So craptastic means extremely poor or ridiculous in quality, often used as a joke or to show criticism.