dreck

noun

variants or less commonly drek

Examples of dreck in a Sentence

The movie was pure dreck. he poured the dreck she called soup down the drain
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Their five-on-four play looked dangerous, in contrast with the dreck Canucks fans have been served for so much of this season. Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025 Besides needing scrubs to be comfortable and allow full range of movement, the fabrication must stand up to multiple washings, shed dreck and dirt. Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 With so much good new music available, there’s no reason to consume anonymous dreck. Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024 The stands at Northwest Stadium were jammed with burgundy and gold-clad fans, many of whom hibernated in recent seasons because of the dreck occurring on and off the field. Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dreck 

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish drek & German Dreck, from Middle High German drec; akin to Old English threax rubbish

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dreck was in 1922

Dictionary Entries Near dreck

Cite this Entry

“Dreck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dreck. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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