Crappy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æpi

Origin

crap + -y

Full definition of crappy

Adjective

1. (chiefly North America, 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 North America, colloquial, mildly vulgar, especially with "feel") Bad, sick, or depressed.I'm feeling really crappy - I think I need some fresh air.
3. (chiefly North America, 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 UK)

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) shitty, poopy
• (of very poor quality) shitty, lousy, tatty