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   Dreck

   /drek/

   

   noun

   • 1. rubbish; trash: informal "this so-called art is pure dreck"

   Word Origin early 20th century: from Yiddish drek ‘filth, dregs’, from a Germanic base shared by Old English threax; probably related to Greek skatos ‘dung’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dreckish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   What does dreck mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of DRECK is trash, rubbish. How to use dreck in a sentence.

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   What is a synonym for dreck?

   • Synonyms of dreck. chaff, deadwood, debris, dross, dust, effluvium (also effluvia), garbage, junk, litter, offal, offscouring, raffle, refuse, riffraff, rubbish, scrap, spilth, trash, truck, waste.

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   What is utter dreck?

   • something that you think is of very bad quality The movie is utter dreck. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app Definition of dreck noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What's a dreck in a dollar store?

   • While you can find great bargains at a dollar store, most of what they sell is dreck. Use the word dreck when you're talking about products that are worthless, flimsy, or of poor quality. Terrible art and trashy shows on TV are also dreck, as is a badly written book or a political speech that's full of lies and exaggeration.

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   Definition. Synonyms. Example Sentences. Word History. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. dreck. noun. ˈdrek. variants or less commonly drek. Synonyms of dreck. : trash, rubbish. Synonyms. chaff. deadwood. debris. dross. dust. effluvium. effluvia. garbage. junk. litter. offal. offscouring. raffle. refuse. riffraff. rubbish. scrap. spilth. trash.

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   Dreck definition: anything regarded as worthless or of low quality; junk. See examples of DRECK used in a sentence.

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   noun [ U ] informal us / drek / uk / drek / Add to word list Add to word list. something of poor quality: Most of what's on TV is dreck. Synonym. schlock mainly US informal disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not of good quality. am-dram. appallingly. atrociously. awfully. awfulness. downscale. inadequacy. inadequately.

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   Something you buy that's cheap or badly made is dreck. While you can find great bargains at a dollar store, most of what they sell is dreck. Use the word dreck when you're talking about products that are worthless, flimsy, or of poor quality.

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   Define dreck. dreck synonyms, dreck pronunciation, dreck translation, English dictionary definition of dreck. n. Slang 1. Worthless, distasteful, or nonsensical material: "the dreck that generally passes for the modern sitcom" . 2. Rubbish; trash. dreck′y adj....

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   6 days ago · noun. slang, mainly US. rubbish; trash. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. drecky (ˈdrecky) adjective. Word origin. from Yiddish drek filth, dregs. Word Frequency. dreck in American English. (drɛk ) noun. Slang. trash; rubbish. : also sp. drek. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   Definition of dreck noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.