dreck

American Heritage Dictionary:

dreck

Top

Home > Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary

(drĕk)

n. Slang
Trash, especially inferior merchandise.

[German, dirt, trash and Yiddish drek, excrement, both from Middle High German drec, from Old High German.]

drecky dreck'y adj.

dreck

Top

Home > Library > Literature & Language > Oxford Slang

noun
Also drek Also drek
noun

Rubbish, trash. (1922 —) .
O. Hesky Meat better than the usual drek we get (1967).

[From Yiddish drek filth, dregs, dung.]

Previous:	dreary, drear, dreamy
Next:	drink, drip, drippy

Random House Word Menu:

categories related to 'dreck'

Top

Home > Library > Literature & Language > Word Menu Categories

Random House Word Menu by Stephen Glazier

For a list of words related to dreck, see:

Rhymes:

dreck

Top

Home > Library > Literature & Language > Rhymes

See words rhyming with "dreck."

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

Copyrights:

Cite

American Heritage Dictionary The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read