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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.

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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!

See also: 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.

See also: crock, up

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)

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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.

See also: 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.

See also: crock, of, shit

crock

verb

See crock of shit

crock someone/something up

tv. to damage or harm someone or something. I really crocked up my car last night.

See also: crock, up

What a crock!

and WAC

exclam. & comp. abb. What a crock of shit!; What a lot of nonsense! Y3. WAC!