crapola

noun

ˌkrap-ˈō-lə How to pronounce crapola (audio)
Definition of crapolanext
slang
1
as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense her book, in which she details the things that are purportedly wrong with the country, is crapola of the first magnitude

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2
as in junk
that which is of low quality or worth it's a sin that such crapola gets shown on TV

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Recent Examples of crapola And some are just basic crapola in, through, and out. — Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 All the crapola Riley Moss gets now, Bolles took for months. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026 What’s followed is an ongoing and endless stream of superhero crapola, with explosions subbing for intelligent characters and dialog. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2019 The president of Colombia was standing next to him as the ignorance and the crapola began to fly. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 18 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crapola
  1. nonsense
  2. junk
  3. garbage
  4. cheese
  5. blah
  6. rubbish
  7. nuts
  8. stupidity
Noun
  • Same goes for Chock Chapple (6), because life’s too short to be typing that nonsense in a search field.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • What Trump is serving up is precisely the kind of paternalistic nonsense that women have fought against for the past century, now applied to nation states.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of nonsense
Noun
  • This is great news for keeping space clear of junk and extending satellites’ lifetimes—unless China turns that ability to get close to an uncooperative satellite into a military strategy.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The move to junk grade territory from BB+ to BB highlighted the project’s vulnerability to default.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of junk
Noun
  • By the late 19th century, something previously seen as garbage had become the foundation of a major new industry.
    — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Electricity is now available up to 20 hours per day, Damascus and other cities are lit up at night, garbage is being collected, and water supplies are returning to neighborhoods on a weekly basis.
    — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of garbage
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  • Saturdays on the couch before the widescreen with beer, chicken wings and cheese dip might also be the best way to escape our ugly, chaotic politics.
    — Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Pairing fruits with protein or healthy fats, like nuts or cheese, can help slow digestion and reduce blood sugar spikes.
    — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of cheese
Noun
  • There's been some good, but, generally, it's just been sort of blah.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That’s where all the problems come from—the shrinkage, the color, blah, blah, blah.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of blah
Noun
  • This comes at the expense of no movement in the wrist, but to be fair, having the lightsaber pointed in any other direction would look rubbish.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Only construction waste will be accepted at the landfill such as, brush and rubbish, concrete, brick, rock, wood, paper, plastics, cardboard and roofing shingles and tiles.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Definition of rubbish
Noun
  • Pairing fruits with protein or healthy fats, like nuts or cheese, can help slow digestion and reduce blood sugar spikes.
    — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Your doctor may also recommend eating more iron-rich foods, such as red meat, poultry and fish, as well as legumes, leafy greens, seeds and nuts.
    — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of nuts
Noun
  • Learning that countless more people will lose their lives on account of his neglect, greed, and stupidity, he is pressed, reluctantly, into a most self-serving mode of damage control.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Nerdiest song for drummers This will probably come down to stupidity.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of stupidity

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“Crapola.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crapola. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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