1
informal + impolite
: a piece of fecal matter
2
informal + impolite
: a contemptible person
Examples of turd in a Sentence
He's an obnoxious little turd.
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No gory detail was spared, down to the anatomically correct turds.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Turd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turd. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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