turd

noun

ˈtərd 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Naturally, Ted wants to figure out the turd of a locker room sitch (Tanya Reynolds’ disgusted face is just so wonderful) before asking Alice to do the presser with him. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

The reason this season sank like a concrete turd was that factions within the cast formed around whether people are loyal to Jason and Janet Caperna or Danny Booko and Nia Sanchez. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026

But the latter-day Raiders also had, Kubiak vocabulary here, turds. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Crawling toward the cloaca maxima, careful not to disturb the turds. — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English tord, turd, from Old English tord; akin to Middle Dutch tort dung and probably to Old English teran to tear — more at tear entry 1

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1