as in terrible
of low quality
a crappy radio that immediately broke
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Recent Examples of crappy
Go talk to Democrats in the legislature who have brought us this crappy project.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
How many tiny characters or micro-moments from the original Karate Kid and its mostly crappy sequels have been repurposed or expanded for this sequel series 40 years later?
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
But the storyline to me on tonight is how the guys responded after a really crappy last 48 hours.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
In their dotage, a lot of these hacks were writing silly columns for crappy neighborhood newspapers.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
How many tiny characters or micro-moments from the original Karate Kid and its mostly crappy sequels have been repurposed or expanded for this sequel series 40 years later?
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
But the storyline to me on tonight is how the guys responded after a really crappy last 48 hours.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
In their dotage, a lot of these hacks were writing silly columns for crappy neighborhood newspapers.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crappy
Adjective
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United have fallen massively and it’s been a terrible watch all season, bar a couple of highs.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Public interest in the film intensified after a stroke of terrible happenstance.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Consumer spending softened, increasing 1.8%, down from a 4% rise in the fourth quarter, but a decent performance in light of stock market turmoil and poor weather early in the quarter.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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In addition, preliminary research from the National Bureau of Economic Research estimates that poor mental health may cost the U.S. economy nearly $300 billion annually.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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With police turning a blind eye, Portland became a honeypot for local and out-of-state addicts to score cheap dope and use it freely.—
Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2025
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Some cheaper tags don’t have a replaceable battery although some have rechargeable cells.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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His radically inferior Black Panther sequel was rewritten in a scramble following the death of star Chadwick Boseman, and its very existence can be seen both as a testament to corporate inertia and a big, forgivable asterisk on an otherwise stellar CV.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
22 Apr. 2025
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That is often viewed by us profligate, protein-burning, fat-loving energy spendthrifts as an inferior form of metabolism.—
Stephen S. Hall,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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President Donald Trump intends to completely reimagine U.S. trade relations with our closest partners and fiercest rivals, for better or worse.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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As an attempt to derive meaning from a meaningless phrase —which was, after all, the user's request—that's not half bad.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Gunsmoke that smells of rotten eggs wafts over the field.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
Christian Science Monitor,
17 Apr. 2025
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These can cause your poop to smell like rotten eggs.12 Food intolerances, like lactose intolerance or gluten sensitivity can also cause smelly poop.—
Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH,
Health,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For thick, coarse, or extra dry hair requiring more replenishment, apply after conditioner.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
18 Apr. 2025
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Cornmeal: Blue cornmeal can be used to make cornbread, cakes, and all sorts of goods that require coarse, medium, or fine meal.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Crappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crappy. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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