crapola
UK/kɹæˈpəʊlə/US/kɹæˈpoʊlə/
crapola noun: items or material of poor quality or little importance.
Noun
crapola (uncountable)
- Items or material of poor quality or little importance.
- Near-synonyms: garbage, junk, rubbish, nonsense
- My junk drawer is full of all sorts of crapola.
Adjective
crapola (not comparable)
- Feeling sick or bad.
- You can eat badly and feel crapola or eat healthily and feel great. The choice is yours...2005, Cathy Hopkins, The Mates, Dates Guide to Life, Love, and Looking Luscious
Synonyms of crapola
Origin of crapola
From crap + -ola; dating back to the 1940s and influenced by brand names containing -ola (e.g. Shinola, Granola, Crayola).
Words that rhyme with crapola
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- ebola
- granola
- idola
- Iola
- minneola
- pianola
- stola
- tombola
- Akmola
- arteriola
- blogola
- boffola
- bola
- braciola
- Carniola
- cashola
- caveola
- Coca Cola
- Coca-Cola
- eidola
- gayola
- gladiola
- gorgonzola
- hemiola
- hideola
- Hispaniola
- hola
- lola
- mandola
- mineola
- mola
- mola mola
- Motorola
- moviola
- Ndola
- nola
- payola
- Pensacola
- plugola
- Poehler
- pseudovariola
- pyrola
- salsola
- scagliola
- Shinola
- shola
- solah
- tetracola
Questions about crapola
- What does crapola mean?
- Crapola means items or material of poor quality or little importance.
- What part of speech is crapola?
- Crapola can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce crapola?
- Crapola is pronounced /kɹæˈpoʊlə/ (US).
Words near crapola in the dictionary
Source and license
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