cruftware
Redundant, old or improperly written software code, especially that which accumulates over time.
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Expressions you’ll hear in the US — distinctly American usage first, then widespread staples.
Cruise Elroy
The enemy ghost character Blinky in the 1980 video game Pac-Man, when he enters a mode in which he can outpace the player character Pac-Man.
cruising
Walking or driving about a locality in search of a sex partner for casual sex, especially among gay men.
crum up
To delouse; to treat for lice.
crumb down
to clean by removing crumbs from
crumb up
Synonym of crumble up.
crumble up
To make (something) into crumbs.
crumbly
A decrepit old person.
crumbum
An objectionable or foolish person.
crumple up
To become crumpled or messily folded up.
crunch
To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.
crunchy
Having counter-culture sensibilities; nature-loving or hippie; wholesome, health-conscious.
crunk
Crazy and intoxicated.
crunkmeister
A performer of crunk music.
crush on
To have a crush on, be infatuated with (especially when unannounced)
crush out
To escape from prison or jail, especially by violence.
crusher
A policeman.
crustache
A sparse or wispy mustache.
crusty
Dried eye mucus.
cry carrots and turnips
To be taken through the streets on a cart while being whipped, as a punishment for certain crimes.
cry it out
Of a baby: to be left alone to cry until falling asleep (recommended in some approaches to parenting).
cry like a baby
Of an adult or older child, to bawl unabashedly and pitifully.
cry like a little girl
Of an adult or older child, to bawl unabashedly and pitifully.
cry on
To call on; to invoke.
cry out
To shout in a loud voice, due to pain, or fear, or unhappiness.
cry out for
To be in urgent need (of)
cry up
To extol, praise.
crybaby
Someone whose feelings are very easily hurt, often by trivial matters.
crying call
A call made by a player with a weak hand because they already have a large amount of money in the pot.
cryppie
A cryptographer.
cryptobro
An enthusiastic cryptocurrency supporter, usually male, especially a dogmatic, condescending one.
crystal
Crystal meth; methamphetamine hydrochloride.
CS
Initialism of cocksucker.
CSL
Initialism of cock-sucking lips.
CSM
Initialism of Chainsaw Man.
CT
Initialism of cocktease.
CTRL
Alternative form of ctrl. Abbreviation of control.
cub
A young man who seeks relationships with older women, or "cougars".
cub porn
Sexually explicit, visual pornographic content involving "cub" characters (anthropomorphic characters under the age of 18)
cube juice
Morphine used as a recreational drug.
cube out
To reach the volume limit of a container.
cubeland
The office environment, where people work in cubicles.
cubfur
A furry character that is a cub.
cubspace
The state of mind one enters when age regressing as a cub.
cuckcake
A woman who has sex with someone else's partner, with the consent of both.
cuckoo
Crazy; not sane.
cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs
Crazy, insane, irrational.
cuckoo's nest
A lunatic asylum.
cuckservative
A weak-willed conservative who is willing to capitulate to political stances.
cucky
A cuckold or cuckquean.
cuddle up
To lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, especially holding someone else.
cuddleslut
A person highly fond of or prone to cuddling.
cuddly-wuddly
Cute, cuddly or adorable.
cuddy
A close friend or buddy.
cue ball
A bald person.
cue in
To add elements (dialogue, music, special effects) to a specific spot in a script.
cue off
To cause (an emotional reaction); to take as a starting point.
cuff
To enter into a committed romantic relationship with (someone).
cuff out
To eject violently; to kick out.
cuff the carrot
To masturbate by stroking one's penis.
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