"crapola" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kɹæˈpoʊlə/ [General-American], /kɹæˈpəʊlə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-crapola.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊlə Etymology: From crap + -ola. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|crap|ola}} crap + -ola Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} crapola (not comparable)
  1. (slang) Feeling sick or bad. Tags: not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-crapola-en-adj-7NNBvtqU

Noun

IPA: /kɹæˈpoʊlə/ [General-American], /kɹæˈpəʊlə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-crapola.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊlə Etymology: From crap + -ola. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|crap|ola}} crap + -ola Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} crapola (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Items or material of poor quality or little importance. Tags: slang, uncountable Synonyms: crap, kipple
    Sense id: en-crapola-en-noun-NXxqeYI4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ola, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ola: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
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