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crappy

crappy

176 7.5
Very bad or of low quality
  • adjective
  • /ˈkræpi/
  • NSFW
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  • I've had a crappy day.

So they're doing crappy work, they're paying taxes.

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Examples

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

    Fiction book (1998)
  • - I live in a crappy neighborhood.

  • Well, the work is simply writing crappy songs every day.

  • Well, the work is simply writing crappy songs every day.

  • Sometimes you feel sad, scared, crappy, crappy.

  • Was thinking about watching crappy TV with you on a Friday night.

  • And I think you should just be happy that someone was trying to help you get through a crappy day.

  • You are bringing her all the way across the country just to visit this crappy old estate.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • "I don't want to work a crappy job all my life," he says.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I don't want to spend my life doing a crappy job that I hate.

Synonyms

bad
vscrappy
1.0

Not good in quality or below the usual standard

expresses the same basic negativity but with stronger emphasis
terrible
vscrappy
1.0

Very bad or unpleasant and often serious

is a more general negative description without extra seriousness
rotten
vscrappy
160 1.0

Very bad and unpleasant to experience

is similar but usually used more neutrally and less emotionally
shitty
vscrappy
  • Offensive
149 9.9

Very bad or low quality, used to show strong dislike

is a neutral way to say something is very poor
icky
vscrappy
  • Informal
38 7.1

Sticky and unpleasant to touch or smell

is about overall very poor quality rather than sensory unpleasantness
shabby
vscrappy
33 2.5

Worn and in poor condition because of long use or little care

is about very poor quality overall rather than wear or neglect
cheesy
vscrappy
  • Informal
32 4.3

Looks low quality and cheaply made, like a plastic toy

is a stronger negative that highlights overall very poor quality
shoddy
vscrappy
30 4.5

Not made well and likely to break or stop working

describes very poor quality without focusing on how it was made
substandard
vscrappy
27 4.4

Not as good as the usual or required quality

is a broader negative term focusing on very poor quality generally
stinky
vscrappy
  • Informal
26 3.8

Very bad or of poor quality

is a more neutral label for very poor quality
sucky
vscrappy
  • Informal
23 9.3

Very bad or disappointing to experience

is a plain negative term without informal slang flavor
atrocious
vscrappy
19 7.0

Being very bad and of low quality

states very poor quality without the same shock or emphasis
wretched
vscrappy
14 5.7

In very bad condition and of very poor quality

focuses on poor quality rather than general misery of condition
low quality
vscrappy
13 2.8

Something that is not good or well made

is a direct negative label for very poor quality rather than grade
junky
vscrappy
  • Informal
9 4.8

Poor quality and likely to break quickly

is a general negative term without focusing on worthlessness
stinking
vscrappy
  • Informal
7 5.3

Very bad or unpleasant

is a neutral statement of very poor quality without informal force
cruddy
vscrappy
  • Informal
4 6.0

Dirty and not good quality

focuses on very poor quality without necessarily implying dirtiness
craptastic
vscrappy
  • NSFW
2 9.9

Very bad in quality but so silly it is almost funny

is a straightforward negative term without playful sarcasm
really sucky
vscrappy
  • Slang
1 8.4

Very bad and disappointing to experience

is a neutral negative term rather than casual complaint language
poopie
vscrappy
  • Informal
1 9.2

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

is a neutral negative term rather than playful informal slang
pure shitpiss
vscrappy
  • Offensive
9.9

A thing that is very bad and not worth having

is a neutral expression for very poor quality rather than crude slang
ropy
vscrappy
  • UK
9.3

Of very poor quality and not good

is a broadly used informal negative term across varieties
rubbishy
vscrappy
  • UK
7.0

Cheap and poorly made

describes very poor quality but not emphasising cheapness or value
pure trash
vscrappy
  • Slang
6.6

A thing that is very bad and of low quality like a book or film

is a neutral phrase stating very poor quality without bluntness

Antonyms

1.0

Very good and better than most similar things

111 3.5

Of very high quality and extremely good

Compounds

crappy day
  • NSFW
5 8.6

A day when many things go wrong and you feel unhappy

1 6.5

A mobile phone that is low quality and often works poorly

8.2

A later film that is poor and disappoints fans of the original

How Bad

terrible
1.0
awful
1.0
crappy
  • NSFW
176 7.5
bad
1.0
poor
838 1.0

Surface Forms

crappy positive

Morphology

crappy = crap (transparent) = crap + y

Formed by the productive adjectival suffix '-y' on 'crap', giving the sense 'like crap' = of poor quality; straightforward for learners familiar with 'crap'.

Etymology

Crappy comes from the older word crap, which meant 'rubbish' or 'poop', so people used it for things they thought were worthless or unpleasant. Some people tell a story that it comes from a man named Thomas Crapper, but a helpful way to remember it is to think of crap as 'trash', which is why crappy means 'very bad' or 'of poor quality'.