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crock
a crock
An obvious lie. The accusation that Peter stole the money from the register is such a crock! He's the most trustworthy and honest man I've ever met.
be a crock of shit
rude slang To be false or ridiculous. He never came, so his promise to help us was a crock of shit! Oh, that rumor is a crock of shit. Can you believe that penalty call? What a crock of shit!
crock someone or something up
Sl. to damage or harm someone or something. The accident crocked me up a bit. I really crocked up my car last night.
a crock (of shit)
(rude) useless or false information My sister told me if I wore dresses I'd have more friends, but I think that's a crock of shit. She called the charges against her a€?the biggest crock I've ever heard.a€?
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of crock (a container)
be a crock of shit
(American & Australian taboo!) to be stupid or not true He says he's not to blame? What a crock of shit.
crock
1. n. nonsense. (From crock (of shit).) What a crock! You don’t know what you are talking about!
2. n. a drunkard. Give the old crock some money, anything to get him outa here before he barfs or something.
crock (of shit)
1. n. a mass of lies and deception worth no more than dung. (Usually objectionable.) That’s nothing but a crock of shit! I don’t believe a word of it.
2. n. a person who tells lies. (Rude and derogatory.) He’s just a crock of shit. He never tells the truth.
3. n. a braggart. (Rude and derogatory.) He’s such a crock. He makes everything he has done sound ten times better than it really is.
crock
verbcrock someone/something up
tv. to damage or harm someone or something. I really crocked up my car last night.
What a crock!
and WAC exclam. & comp. abb. What a crock of shit!; What a lot of nonsense! Y3. WAC!