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crappy

[krap-ee] / ˈkræp i /


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I self-consciously went because their athletics were crappy enough that I could make a team.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Those avocado green appliances, Formica countertops, and linoleum floors were just as crappy as they appear in those sitcom reruns.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Nearly every human who knows about “The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon” dismisses it as crappy, compelling Murderbot to defend this favorite show as “quality premium entertainment.”

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2025

You settle for a crappy phone picture of the jumbotron.

From Slate • May 27, 2025

Alt-A was just what they called crappy mortgage loans for which they hadn’t even bothered to acquire the proper documents—to verify the borrower’s income, say.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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