turd world

proper noun

The Third World.

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Meanings

turd world1

proper nounthe turd world
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Turd World.

    He recently had a heart attack after returning home from a "missions" trip, which really means fleecing a bunch of turd-world primates that can't read or write.

    2016, Steve Deace, A Nefarious Plot, page 54
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    Instead of eating our brains, the current crop of zombies wants to destroy America with poison logic and turn this wonderful country into just another failed turd-world nation.

    2021, Jeremiah Morelock, Pandemics, Authoritarian Populism, and Science Fiction - Medicine, Military, and Morality in American Film

Turd World2

proper nounthe Turd World

alternative turd world

  1. humorousoffensiveslangThe Third World.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Turd World.

Origin

Blend of turd + Third World or turd + world, in reference to the unsanitary conditions in the Third World. First attested in c. 1971–1972 in the Alternative Press Index.

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APA

turd world. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turd%20world

MLA

“turd world.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turd%20world. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turd world,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turd%20world.

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