turd

English

/tɜːd/, /tɝd/

noun
Definitions
  • (mildly) A piece of solid animal or human feces.
  • (derogatory) A worthless person or thing.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English toord derived from Old English tord (piece of dung, excrement, piece of excrement, filth, dung) derived from Proto-Germanic *turdą (manure, mud) derived from Proto-Indo-European *der- (tear, split, tear apart, flay, crack, cleave, separate, shatter, rive, pluck, splitVerb).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*der-

Gloss

tear, split, tear apart, flay, crack, cleave, separate, shatter, rive, pluck, splitVerb

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

泪, 涙

Emoji
🤣 💧 😂 😢 😭 😹 😿 🥲

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