crappy

adjective

crap·​py ˈkra-pē How to pronounce crappy (audio)
crappier; crappiest
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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.

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I think that was the crappiest movie I've ever seen. I felt crappy all day yesterday.
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Paying damn near $500 to watch my crappy football team play crappy football. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 And despite Lily’s attempts to put on a brave face, eventually, every crappy event — from the attempt of her high school boyfriend Scooter to win her back to Marshall’s unfortunate encounter with a pair of clippers — threatened to derail their day. — Erin Strecker, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026 No one wants to watch raw footage from a camera that’s bouncing all over the place, but viewers also wouldn’t enjoy clearly manipulated, unrealistic video feeds where everything is smooth like a crappy video game. — Ben Dowsett, Wired News, 10 June 2026 No crappy oils or preservatives. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for crappy

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

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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 1 Sep. 2026.

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