Crappy

//ˈkɹæpi// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful. Canada, US, colloquial, mildly, vulgar

    "That is such a crappy car."

  2. 2
    Bad, sick, or depressed. Canada, US, colloquial, especially, mildly, vulgar

    "I'm feeling really crappy - I think I need some fresh air."

  3. 3
    Covered in crap (faeces/feces). Canada, US, colloquial, mildly, vulgar

    "Put the crappy diapers in the brown pail and the wet ones in the yellow pail."

Adjective
  1. 1
    very bad wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
shittystinkingshittyamissbadbarfy

Example

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"Damn crappy device doesn't work anymore."

Etymology

From crap + -y.

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