"pile of crap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: piles of crap [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|piles of crap}} pile of crap (plural piles of crap)
  1. (vulgar, slang) Something that is not true, a mass of lies (refers to bullshit). Tags: slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-pile_of_crap-en-noun-E3Xr-fhu
  2. (vulgar, slang) Any worthless structure or device. Tags: slang, vulgar Translations (worthless structure or device): schijtzooi (Dutch), shitzooi (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-pile_of_crap-en-noun-s884LjaI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of 'worthless structure or device': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: load of crap, load of shit, pile of shit Related terms: bullshit, shit, bullcrap, full of shit, horseshit, turd

Inflected forms

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