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Crummy vs Scummy - What's the difference?

crummy | scummy |

As adjectives the difference between crummy and scummy

is that crummy is (informal) bad; poor while scummy is covered in scum.

As a noun crummy

is small van, bus, or railway car used to transport loggers or other resource workers to and from the worksite a common term when referring to a vehicle with a compartment separate from the cab, housing the silvicultural, logging or mining crew during transport.

crummy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (informal) bad; poor
    • Do not bother buying crummy knives if you are serious about cooking.
  • (dated) Full of crumb or crumbs; crumby.
  • (dated) Soft, like the crumb of bread; not crusty.

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "crummy" (bad, poor) is often applied: job, weather, hotel, thing, town, life, movie, food, world, school, idea, person.

    Noun

    (crummies)
  • Small van, bus, or railway car used to transport loggers or other resource workers to and from the worksite. A common term when referring to a vehicle with a compartment separate from the cab, housing the silvicultural, logging or mining crew during transport.
    • Regional English

    scummy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Covered in scum.
    • We have to wash your trousers: they're all scummy .
  • (slang) sleazy, worthless, no good
  • * 2006 , (Arctic Monkeys), When the Sun Goes Down (song)
    • And what a scummy man / just give him half a chance / I bet he'll rob you if he can.