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dreck

slang
1. Trash or junk. We need to get this dreck out of here before Grandma comes to visit. When is your ex coming to clear all of his dreck out of the garage? What's this dust-covered dreck in the attic? Can we throw it out?
2. By extension, something that is worthless, stupid, or of poor quality. You got an F on that paper because it was complete dreck. A: "Man, that picture frame already broke?" B: "You only paid $1 for it—you had to know it was total dreck." Today's furniture is just dreck meant to fall apart and force you to buy new pieces over and over again.
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dreck

(drɛk)
n. dirt; garbage; feces. (From German via Yiddish.) I’ve had enough of this dreck around here. Clean it up, or I’m leaving.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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