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crummy

1

[ kruhm-ee ]

adjective

crummier, crummiest.
  1. Also Slang.
    1. dirty and run-down; shabby; seedy:

      a crummy fleabag of a hotel.

    2. of little or no value; cheap; worthless:

      crummy furniture that falls apart after a month of use.

    3. wretchedly inadequate; miserable; lousy:

      They pay crummy salaries.



noun

plural crummies.
  1. Railroads Slang. a caboose.

crummy

2

[ kruhm-ee, kroom-ee ]

noun

Chiefly Scot.
plural crummies.

crummy

1

/ ˈʌɪ /

adjective

  1. of little value; inferior; contemptible
  2. unwell or depressed

    to feel crummy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

crummy

2

/ ˈʌɪ /

noun

  1. a lorry that carries loggers to work from their camp
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܳm· adverb
  • ܳm·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of crummy1

1855–60; perhaps obsolete crum crooked ( crummie ) + -y 1; sense “caboose” of unclear derivation and perhaps a distinct word
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of crummy1

C19: variant spelling of crumby

Origin of crummy2

probably originally meaning: makeshift camp, from crummy 1
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“The conditions were pretty crummy,” he said, “lots of rocks showing and the lines were long on the weekends.”

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Burnett, she claimed, “missed the point of Martha Stewart. A live audience, crummy music, that was more like prison than being at Alderson.”

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In-game proposition bets kept viewers in their seats through to the end of crummy blowout games, which meant higher advertising rates for telecasts, so the networks were happy too.

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She thought the role had something to do with why she felt crummy.

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“These infections are milder and don't require hospitalizations, even though they make you feel crummy for three or four days,” he said.

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