"crusty" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈkɹʌsti/ Audio: En-au-crusty.ogg [Australia] Forms: crustier [comparative], crustiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌsti Etymology: From Middle English, equivalent to crust + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{suffix|en|crust|y}} crust + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} crusty (comparative crustier, superlative crustiest)
  1. Having a crust, especially a thick one. Translations (having a crust): 硬皮的 (Chinese Mandarin), krustig (German), Krusten- (German), ξεροψημένος (xeropsiménos) [masculine] (Greek), корковый (korkovyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-crusty-en-adj-VXTn9K~o Disambiguation of 'having a crust': 89 3 9
  2. (informal, figuratively, of a person or behavior) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature. Tags: figuratively, informal Synonyms: gruff, peevish, surly, harsh Translations (grumpy, short-tempered): nors (Dutch), mürrisch (German), reizbar (German), κακότροπος (kakótropos) (Greek), rabugento [masculine] (Portuguese), ершистый (jeršistyj) [masculine] (Russian), gruñón (Spanish), irritable (Spanish), huysuz (Turkish), aksi (Turkish), ters (Turkish), geçimsiz (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-crusty-en-adj-uUA41st1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 16 21 14 26 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 15 24 18 23 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 8 14 21 21 19 16 Disambiguation of 'grumpy, short-tempered': 6 80 14
  3. (informal) Of very low quality; crude visuals or harsh, granular sound. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People Synonyms: inferior
    Sense id: en-crusty-en-adj--4LSTt2d Disambiguation of People: 0 16 53 3 18 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 16 21 14 26 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 15 24 18 23 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 8 14 21 21 19 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: crustily, crustiness

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɹʌsti/ Audio: En-au-crusty.ogg [Australia] Forms: crusties [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌsti Etymology: From Middle English, equivalent to crust + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{suffix|en|crust|y}} crust + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} crusty (plural crusties)
  1. (chiefly British, informal) A tramp or homeless young person with poor cleanliness. Tags: British, informal
    Sense id: en-crusty-en-noun-XJgfudh2 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 16 21 14 26 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 15 24 18 23 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 8 14 21 21 19 16
  2. (slang) Dried eye mucus. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Eye Synonyms: gound [UK, dialectal], sleep#Noun, sleepy dust [informal]
    Sense id: en-crusty-en-noun-nen2t7FB Disambiguation of Eye: 3 9 19 22 33 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 16 21 14 26 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 15 24 18 23 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 8 14 21 21 19 16
  3. (chiefly UK and Ireland, informal) A member of an urban subculture with roots in punk and grebo, characterized by antiestablishment attitudes and an unkempt appearance. Tags: Ireland, UK, informal
    Sense id: en-crusty-en-noun-0CkljXmP Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 16 21 14 26 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 15 24 18 23 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 8 14 21 21 19 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crustie Related terms: cruddy, crufty

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening",
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          "ref": "1922, Henry William Fischer, Abroad with Mark Twain and Eugene Field",
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          "ref": "2009, Earl Brechlin, Adventure Guide to Maine, page 65",
          "text": "Visitors to Maine often expect to find such colorful characters at every turn. In fact, Governor Angus King once said that if he could just strategically position a suitable crusty yet benign \"Mainah\" on the porch of every general store or end of every lobster wharf, giving people asking for directions the standard reply of \"You can't get theyah from heyah,\" tourism revenue would triple.",
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          "word": "peevish"
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          "word": "surly"
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      "glosses": [
        "Of very low quality; crude visuals or harsh, granular sound."
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        "(informal) Of very low quality; crude visuals or harsh, granular sound."
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          "word": "inferior"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɹʌsti/"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having a crust",
      "word": "硬皮的"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having a crust",
      "word": "krustig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having a crust",
      "word": "Krusten-"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "xeropsiménos",
      "sense": "having a crust",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ξεροψημένος"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "korkovyj",
      "sense": "having a crust",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "корковый"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "grumpy, short-tempered",
      "word": "nors"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "grumpy, short-tempered",
      "word": "mürrisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "grumpy, short-tempered",
      "word": "reizbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kakótropos",
      "sense": "grumpy, short-tempered",
      "word": "κακότροπος"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "grumpy, short-tempered",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rabugento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jeršistyj",
      "sense": "grumpy, short-tempered",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ершистый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "grumpy, short-tempered",
      "word": "gruñón"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "grumpy, short-tempered",
      "word": "irritable"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "grumpy, short-tempered",
      "word": "huysuz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "grumpy, short-tempered",
      "word": "aksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "grumpy, short-tempered",
      "word": "ters"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "grumpy, short-tempered",
      "word": "geçimsiz"
    }
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}

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          "ref": "1999, Vinnie Hansen, Murder, Honey, Xlibris Corporation,, page 155",
          "text": "Against the backdrop of muted stripes of color, Julieanne picked at her eyes’ crusties, and then combed her hair with the hand.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Mary O'Connell, “Saint Anne”, in Living with Saints, Grove Press, page 209",
          "text": "Jesus, how could I bear the sight of him—sleep crusties lodged in the corners of his rheumy eyes, a puff of chest hair cresting like meringue over the top of his V-neck sweater, khakis jacked up to his breastbone—when I was used to looking at the singularly lovely Isabella?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Jeffrey Dinsmore, I, an Actress: The Autobiography of Karen Jamey, Contemporary Press, page 51",
          "text": "I wiped the crusties from my eyes, threw on a sundress, and wandered out into the living room."
        }
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        "Dried eye mucus."
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        "(slang) Dried eye mucus."
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        {
          "tags": [
            "UK",
            "dialectal"
          ],
          "word": "gound"
        },
        {
          "word": "sleep#Noun"
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        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "sleepy dust"
        }
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "British English",
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Irish English"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1998, Simon Reynolds, Energy Flash, Soft Skull Press, published 2012, page 135",
          "text": "The Spirals are part of the crossover between the rave scene and the ‘crusty’ subculture—crusties being squat-dwelling anarcho-hippy-punk types named after their matted dreadlocks and post-apocalyptic garb.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Matthew Collin, Altered State: The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House, page 202",
          "text": "Many of them, dressed in raggedy black combat gear, with haircuts that matched and mismatched punk, Rasta and Native American styles - a look which would later be codified as 'crustie' - began to join the travellers on the road. This influx from the cities changed the travelling scene, and after the Battle of the Beanfield, sections of the downcast and disillusioned travelling community began to seek oblivion through Special Brew superlager or even heroin as the dream of rural liberation turned sour.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 October 10, “The Guardian view on the Extinction Rebellion protests: of course they’re an inconvenience”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "The predictable complaints began as soon as Extinction Rebellion launched its fortnight of protest in London, part of an international campaign of civil disobedience in as many as 60 cities worldwide. Politicians have moaned that the police are being too passive, and Boris Johnson, Britain’s prime minister, labelled the protesters – who include a former Metropolitan police detective – “uncooperative crusties”.",
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        }
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        "(chiefly UK and Ireland, informal) A member of an urban subculture with roots in punk and grebo, characterized by antiestablishment attitudes and an unkempt appearance."
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        "Ireland",
        "UK",
        "informal"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɹʌsti/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌsti"
    },
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      "audio": "En-au-crusty.ogg",
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      "word": "crustie"
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}

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