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Crud bucket
01
a person regarded as worthless or unpleasant
Dialect
American
Offensive
Slang
Grammatical Information
What is the origin of the term "crud bucket" and how is it used?
Crud bucket is a slang insult that appeared in mid–late 20th-century American English to describe a person regarded as worthless or unpleasant. Crud means dirt, filth, or worthless junk; a bucket is a container. Put together, it frames the person as nothing but a container for filth—someone whose value is equivalent to holding garbage. The insult works by reducing the person to a passive object whose only function is collecting nastiness. It's informal, blunt, and contemptuous, typically used in angry or mocking speech rather than neutral conversation.
Examples
Get lost, you crud bucket.



























