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crud

n.
US //ˈkɹəd// UK //kɹˈʌd// crud Humorous Slang
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Origin

From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd.

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