crummy

Etymology 1

Variant of crumby, mid 19th c.

adj

  1. (informal) Bad; poor.
    Do not bother buying crummy knives if you are serious about cooking.
    Whether it's a crummy hometown, a crummy job, or a crummy family, Bruce punctuates his songs with some oppressive tension. Early on in his work, oppression is nothing an open window, a fast car, a willing female, or a tank of gas couldn't fix. 2011, Randall E. Auxier, Douglas R. Anderson, Bruce Springsteen and Philosophy: Darkness on the Edge of Truth, Open Court, page 197
  2. (dated) Full of crumb or crumbs.
  3. (dated) Soft, like the crumb of bread; not crusty.

Etymology 2

noun

  1. (informal, British Columbia and U.S. Pacific Northwest) A small van, bus, or railway car used to transport loggers or other resource workers to and from the worksite.
  2. A cow with a crumpled horn.

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