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
Jason doesn’t mince words about anything, not about collecting the right turds, the importance of buffalo, or the long road it’s taken to get here.
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Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
She’s sprawled out on the outer lip like Burt Reynolds on a bear-skin rug, just asking to splash into that canal like a burrito turd into a toilet.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
No gory detail was spared, down to the anatomically correct turds.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
To be frank, literary writers are far more likely to polish a turd than their often less-pretentious genre brethren.
—Literary Hub, 23 May 2025
Granted, calling someone a turd is a tremendous insult — edgy enough to deliver a barb with gusto, but not so vile that it cannot be printed.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2025
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Putting a litter box inside a piece of furniture meant to conceal it can give your cats some privacy, conceal odors, and hide little turds from your guests.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Comments Tom Hardy is shooting down Venom fan theories like turds in the wind.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
While my feet slipped through the muck, a hippo turd, still fresh, brushed past my elbow.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
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Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
She’s sprawled out on the outer lip like Burt Reynolds on a bear-skin rug, just asking to splash into that canal like a burrito turd into a toilet.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
No gory detail was spared, down to the anatomically correct turds.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
To be frank, literary writers are far more likely to polish a turd than their often less-pretentious genre brethren.
—Literary Hub, 23 May 2025
Granted, calling someone a turd is a tremendous insult — edgy enough to deliver a barb with gusto, but not so vile that it cannot be printed.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2025
The Best Litter Box Enclosure Photograph: Wayfair Archie & Oscar Rena Litter Box Enclosure
$120 at Wayfair
Putting a litter box inside a piece of furniture meant to conceal it can give your cats some privacy, conceal odors, and hide little turds from your guests.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Comments Tom Hardy is shooting down Venom fan theories like turds in the wind.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
While my feet slipped through the muck, a hippo turd, still fresh, brushed past my elbow.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Turd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turd. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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