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Turdbucket
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a person regarded as filthy, disgusting, or morally repulsive
Offensive
Slang
Vulgar
Grammatical Information
animacy status
human
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
turdbuckets
What is the origin of the term "turdbucket" and how is it used?
"Turdbucket" is a slang term for a person regarded as filthy, disgusting, or morally repulsive. It emerged in late 20th- or early 21st-century English, combining "turd," a vulgar word for feces, with "bucket," implying containment or accumulation, to create a metaphor for someone thoroughly unpleasant. The term is used in informal, mocking, or hostile contexts, often online or among peers. It is vulgar and derogatory, never neutral, and conveys strong contempt.
Examples
That turdbucket tracked mud all over the place and did n't care.
