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crud

  [kruhd] noun, verb, crud⋅ded, crud⋅ding.
–noun
1. Slang.
a. a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
b. a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
c. something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
d. prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
e. a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body: jungle crud.
f. any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
g. venereal disease, esp. syphilis.
h. Vulgar. dried semen.
2. Dialect. curd.
3. Dialect. clabber.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4. Dialect. to curd.
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Origin:
1325–75; ME; earlier form of curd

Regional variation note:
3. See clabber.
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crud   (krŭd)   
n.  

  1. Slang

    1. A coating or an incrustation of filth or refuse.

    2. Something loathsome, despicable, or worthless.

    3. One who is contemptible or disgusting.

  2. A disease or ailment, imaginary or real, especially one affecting the skin.

  3. Sports Heavy, sticky snow that is unsuitable for skiing.


[Middle English crudde, possibly from Old English *cruden, past participle of crūdan, to press, drive.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
crud

  1. n.
    any nasty substance. (An old form of the word curd.) : There's some crud on your left shoe.
  2. n.
    junk; stuff; personal possessions. : Get your crud outa my way, will you!
  3. n.
    a repellent person. (Rude and derogatory.) : Don't be such a crud!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

crud 
"nonsense, rubbish," 1940, U.S. slang; originally 1920s army and college student slang for "venereal disease." Said to be a metathesis variant of curd, which actually makes it an unconscious return to the original M.E. form of that word (see curd). As G.I. name for "disease of any and every sort" it is attested from 1945.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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