dreck

noun

variants or less commonly drek

Examples of dreck in a Sentence

The movie was pure dreck. he poured the dreck she called soup down the drain
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Word History

Etymology

Yiddish drek & German Dreck, from Middle High German drec; akin to Old English threax rubbish

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dreck was in 1922

Dictionary Entries Near dreck

Cite this Entry

“Dreck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dreck. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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