crappy

adjective

crap·​py ˈkra-pē 

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.

Synonyms

• bad
• bargain-basement
• bum
• cheap
• cheapjack
• cheesy
• coarse
• common
• cut-rate
• el cheapo
• execrable
• gimcrack
• inferior
• junky
• lousy
• low-grade
• low-rent
• mediocre
• miserable
• poor
• rotten
• rubbishy
• schlock
• schlocky
• shlock
• shlocky
• second-rate
• shoddy
• sleazy
• terrible
• trashy
• trumpery
• wretched

Examples of crappy in a Sentence

I think that was the crappiest movie I've ever seen.

I felt crappy all day yesterday.

Recent Examples on the Web

Half the guys want to sleep, and Walz would stand up there and just scream and yell and point at this crappy old film on an old cinder block wall, trying to teach a 15-year-old kid how to play football. —Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024

This led to a wave of people who have nothing more to offer the world, including Logan Paul, J.K. Rowling, and Elon Musk, excitedly sharing their crappy little thoughts. —Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024

Not just for the desperate hiker with tummy troubles, but for everyone else forced to endure a potentially crappy misstep. —New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024

There was a whole great story about Justin going down to Virginia Beach and working with [the Neptunes] and how crappy their studio was. —Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above