noun
dreck
Dreck (noun) means Rubbish, or something of very poor quality.
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Rubbish, or something of very poor quality.
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Etymology
From Yiddish דרעק (drek, “dirt, crap”), from Middle High German drek, from Old High German *threc (in mūsthrec), from Proto-West Germanic *þraki, from Proto-Germanic *þrakjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terǵ-, *(s)terḱ-, *(s)treḱ- (“manure, dung; to sully, soil, decay”). Compare Cimbrian drèkh (“excrement, manure”), Dutch drek (“dung; semi-liquid filth; mud”), German Dreck (“dirt; filth”), Latin stercus (“dung, manure”).
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What is the meaning of dreck?
"dreck" (noun) means rubbish, or something of very poor quality.
What is another word for dreck?
Other words for "dreck" include refuse, shlock, gash, litter, garbage, rubbish.
