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Filth vs Crud - What's the difference?

filth | crud |

As nouns the difference between filth and crud

is that filth is dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles while crud is dirt, filth or refuse.

As an interjection crud is

Non-vulgar interjection expressing annoyance, anxiety, etc.; sugar, damn.

filth

English

Noun

(-)
  • dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles
  • smut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution
  • * Tillotson
  • to purify the soul from the dross and filth of sensual delights
  • (British, pejorative, slang) the police
  • weeds growing on pasture land
  • Grampa remembers when he had to cut filth with a scythe.

    Derived terms

    * filthy

    crud

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Dirt, filth or refuse.
  • (figuratively, by extension) Something of poor quality.
  • Mixed impurities, especially corrosion products in nuclear reactor fuel.
  • A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to ski.
  • (euphemistic) Feces; excrement.
  • A contemptible person.
  • (slang, US, military, and, students) venereal disease, or (later) any disease.
  • A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at the same time.
  • Derived terms

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    Interjection

    (en interjection)
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