crappy

adjective

crap·​py ˈkra-pē How to pronounce crappy (audio)
crappier; crappiest
informal
: markedly inferior in quality : not good or pleasant : lousy
crappy weather
drove a crappy old car
I woke up feeling crappy, so I took a sick day.
That was the crappiest movie I've ever seen.

Examples of crappy in a Sentence

I think that was the crappiest movie I've ever seen. I felt crappy all day yesterday.
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Her father’s affair has ripped the family to shreds, leaving her to piece their crappy lives back together. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 July 2025 This year has the potential to be a really, really crappy year. Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 8 July 2025 Ed Helms recently recalled the crappy gift that Zach Galifianakis left for a helicopter pilot who worked on The Hangover Part II. Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 5 July 2025 Selling his crappy perfume to further line his pockets. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for crappy

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crappy was in 1928

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“Crappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crappy. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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