crappy phone
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- noun
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teléfono de mala calidad
- My friend has a crappy phone that often freezes and has a poor battery life.
Examples
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I regret buying this crappy phone because it never works when I need it the most.
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I have some crappy phone that's no use for gaming, so I use my 3DS.
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Probably the production of Nexus 4 started late, and at the same time, LG Optimus is producing their crappy phone.
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After a year, my crappy phone barely holds a charge and takes terrible photos.
Synonyms
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3.2
A thing that is worth little and does not work well
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8.9
A thing of very poor quality that is useless
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9.9
A rude word for something that is nonsense or of very low quality
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3.6
A thing made badly that breaks easily or does not work well
Antonyms
How Good
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- Informal
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3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a mobile phone of poor quality' is directly and compositionally derived from the adjective 'crappy' (very low quality) modifying 'phone' (a mobile device). Although 'crappy' is informal/slang, the adjective+noun pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Crappy phone uses crappy (from the word 'crap' meaning 'rubbish') to describe a phone that is cheap or does not work well. So calling something a crappy phone means it is 'poor quality' and disappointing.