crapoid

English

Etymology

crap +‎ -oid

Adjective

crapoid (comparative more crapoid, superlative most crapoid)

1. (rare) Like crap; crappy.
   • 1989, Option - Issues 27-29, page 127:

     On occasion, this 1 1 - song LP falls too close to crapoid heavy metal.

   • 2003, Autocar, page 255:

     But saddled with a platform-sharing relationship under the newly formed PSA group that suited Peugeot far better than it did Citroen - rear torsion beams with a hint of passive rear-steer and crapoid indicator stalks hardly cut it against the hydopneumatic glories of old - it was in trouble.

   • 2011, Paul Theroux, The Mosquito Coast:

     There's nothing to do here. It's all crapoid.

Usage notes

Typically, this is used as a substitute for the more common term "crappy" by an author who wants to soften the vulgarity of the term.

Anagrams

• caproid, carpoid, parodic, picador