crapola

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US/kɹæˈpoʊlə/UK/kɹæˈpəʊlə/

noun

Items or material of poor quality or little importance.

“Near-synonyms: garbage, junk, rubbish, nonsense”

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crapkipplegarbagejunkrubbishnonsense
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Meanings

nouncrapola (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountablechiefly Italian-AmericanItems or material of poor quality or little importance.

    Near-synonyms: garbage, junk, rubbish, nonsense

    1 more example

    My junk drawer is full of all sorts of crapola.

    Synonyms: crap, kipple, garbage, junk, rubbish, nonsense

adjectivecrapola (not comparable)
  1. not comparableslangFeeling 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 & antonyms

nounItems or material of poor quality or little importance.

Similar
crapkipplegarbagejunkrubbishnonsense
Also see
cheapiegarbagegashkippleload of bullload of crapload of shitpiece of shitpile of crappile of shitrubbishschlockshitolasloptripe

Origin

From crap + -ola; dating back to the 1940s and influenced by brand names containing -ola (e.g. Shinola, Granola, Crayola).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with crapola

MotorolaAngolacolaPensacolaviolalolaOsceolacanolaholaRollagondolanolabolagranolaTortolakolaebolamineolaIolamolaApalachicolagorgonzolaareolapayola
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Anagrams

caporal
Cite this entry
APA

crapola. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crapola

MLA

“crapola.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crapola. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crapola,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crapola.

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