crappy

adjective

crap·​py ˈkra-pē How to pronounce crappy (audio)
crappier; crappiest
informal
: markedly inferior in quality : not good or pleasant : lousy
crappy weather
drove a crappy old car
I woke up feeling crappy, so I took a sick day.
That was the crappiest movie I've ever seen.

Examples of crappy in a Sentence

I think that was the crappiest movie I've ever seen. I felt crappy all day yesterday.
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And builds a fictional world where this music has inspired these other things people build as shrines to their favorite musicians — a museum, a Broadway show, a crappy biopic? Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025 The underlying message is almost always one of hope and resilience — often with a catchy hook and feisty lyrics to lean on during the course of a crappy day. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025 Chalk this up to a crappy bullpen game and forget about it. David O'Brien, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025 The single location is presented like a claustrophobic torture chamber, but much of the movie looks and feels like any other family’s crappy afternoon. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crappy

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crappy was in 1928

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“Crappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crappy. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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