crud
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9.1
Heavy wet snow that is hard to ski on
- noun
- /krʌd/
- Jargon
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- No matter that people used to buy good wood furniture and now it's all particle board crud.
- crud snow
- heavy crud
Examples
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The skiers struggled to maintain their speed as they carved through thick crud on the slope.
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I'm going to beat the crud out of you.
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Crud, crud, crud.
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After the storm, skiing through the heavy crud was difficult and tiring.
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We found ourselves battling through deep crud instead of the fresh powder we had hoped for.
Antonyms
How Wet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crud is also used by skiers for heavy, wet, clumpy snow because it behaves like dirty gunk on the slopes. So when people talk about ski crud, think of slow, messy snow that stops your skis from moving easily.