cruddy, a.
(ˈkrʌdɪ)
[Obs. and dial. var. of curdy a.]
1. See curdy a.
2. Dirty, unpleasant, unsavoury (see also quot. 1952). slang (orig. U.S.).
| 1949 D. Levin Mask of Glory 150 Get the cruddy end of the stick. 1952 Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang (ed. 2) §284/6 Ill-tempered,..cruddy. 1960 J. Kirkwood There must be a Pony! (1961) iv. 32 He had the largest collection of cruddy-looking suède shoes in the world. 1960 W. Sheed Middle Class Education (1961) 157 A cruddy wall of fastidiousness. 1962 K. Orvis Damned & Destroyed 144 Is that what's running around in your cruddy mind? 1966 20th Cent. Spring 20/2 The company gets cruddier every time I come here. 1970 C. Wood Terrible Hard xiv. 205 We're slavin' our guts out 'ere and the cruddy Brylcreem boys are poncing about playing basketball. |