Covered with or containing crud; dirty, filthy, or unpleasant; informal term for gross or disgusting.
From 'crud' plus the adjective suffix '-y.' Developed as informal or slang usage, particularly in 20th-century military and youth language.
Crudy shows how new slang adjectives get created—just add '-y' to anything dirty or unpleasant! Generations of kids have used it as a friendlier way to say 'gross' without getting in as much trouble!
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