dreck
/drɛk
/(also drek)
noun [mass noun] informal
Rubbish; trash: this so-called art is pure dreck...
- The overrated artists and the troops of pack-mentality fans were knee-deep in garbage, dreck, debris, and junk.
- Since my son was born, I too have gotten religion and realized that my time is too important to waste watching dreck.
- Comic book movies are pretty hit-and-miss affairs, so most of the time you go in with no idea at all of whether it will be terrific or pure dreck.
Derivatives
dreckish
- Why are all the dreckish adaptations so easy to find and the quality ones so difficult?
- But, it's got a nice entertainment value, in a sick, dreckish, reality TV kind of way.
drecky
- She hasn't made anything terribly drecky yet, but she's young.
- I even change into extra drecky clothes when ever I go, so as to be totally unappealing.
- Well, at least the drecky first draft of the book was finished.
Origin
Early 20th century: from Yiddish drek 'filth, dregs', from a Germanic base shared by Old English threax; probably related to Greek skatos 'dung'.
Rhymes
- Earl Grey mixture
- Earl Grey tea
- earlid
- earlierness
- ear-like
- earlily
- earliness
- Earl Marcher
- Earl Marshal
- Earl Marshal of Ireland
- earlobe
- earlock
- earl palatine
- earlship
- early
- early adopter
- early American
- early bird
- early bloomer
- early blooming
- early Church
- early closer
- early closing
- early day motion
- early door