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crummies

crum·mie
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kruhm-ee, kroo m-ee]
    • /ˈkrʌm i, ˈkrʊm i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kruhm-ee, kroo m-ee]
    • /ˈkrʌm i, ˈkrʊm i/

Definitions of crummies word

  • noun crummies a cow with crooked horns. 1
  • adjective crummies Also, crumby. Slang. dirty and run-down; shabby; seedy: a crummy fleabag of a hotel. of little or no value; cheap; worthless: crummy furniture that falls apart after a month of use. wretchedly inadequate; miserable; lousy: They pay crummy salaries. 1
  • noun plural crummies Railroads Slang. a caboose. 1
  • abbreviation CRUMMIES crummie. 1
  • noun crummies Plural form of crummy. 1
  • noun crummies plural of crummy. 0

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Origin of crummies

First appearance:

before 1715
One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25; obsolete crum crooked (Old English crumb; cognate with German krumm) + -ie

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Parts of speech for Crummies

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

crummies popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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