English

Adjective

crappy ‎(comparative crappier, superlative crappiest)

1. (chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, mildly vulgar) Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.

   That is such a crappy car.

   The referee just made a really crappy call.

   The food there used to be good but now it's crappy.

2. (chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, mildly vulgar, especially with "feel") Bad, sick, or depressed.

   I'm feeling really crappy - I think I need some fresh air.

3. (chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, mildly vulgar) Covered in crap (faeces/feces).

   Put the crappy diapers in the blue pail and the wet ones in the yellow pail.

Alternative forms

• crap (chiefly Britain)

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "crappy" is often applied: job, day, weather, thing, food, movie, apartment, life, service, mood, hotel, car, phone, town, product, attitude, software, household goods.

Synonyms

• (covered in crap): ****, poopy
• (of very poor quality): ****, lousy, tatty

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