Something low-grade or of poor quality—for example, a piece of merchandise: “I wouldn’t buy that, it’s ________.”
| SHODDY | 270 |
| CHEAP | 269 |
| JUNK | 95 |
| NO GOOD | 91 |
| JUNKY | 85 |
| INFERIOR | 64 |
| SLEAZY | 39 |
| CHEESY | 30 |
| SORRY | 27 |
| TRASH | 27 |
| SLAZY | 24 |
| CRUMMY | 20 |
| ROTTEN | 17 |
| LOUSY | 16 |
| TOO CHEAP | 11 |
| WORTHLESS | 11 |
| FLIMSY | 10 |
| NR | 9 |
| SHABBY | 9 |
| TRASHY | 9 |
| COMMON | 8 |
| NOT UP TO PAR | 8 |
| CHINTZY | 7 |
| PIECE OF JUNK | 7 |
| SECOND-RATE | 7 |
| POOR | 6 |
| CRAPPY | 5 |
| FAULTY | 5 |
| IMPERFECT | 5 |
| NOT WORTH IT | 5 |
| SECOND-GRADE | 5 |
| STINKS | 5 |
| CHEAP STUFF | 4 |
| CRAP | 4 |
| POOR GRADE | 4 |
| POOR QUALITY | 4 |
| PUNK | 4 |
| SORRY STUFF | 4 |
| BAD | 3 |
| CHEAP-LOOKING | 3 |
| LOW-GRADE | 3 |
| POOR STUFF | 3 |
| SECOND-CLASS | 3 |
| SLIPSHOD | 3 |
| SLOPPY | 3 |
| TOO SHODDY | 3 |
| BELOW PAR | 2 |
| CHEAP GRADE | 2 |
| CHEAPIE | 2 |
| CHEAPLY MADE | 2 |
| CULL | 2 |
| GARBAGE | 2 |
| NO-ACCOUNT | 2 |
| NOT UP TO SNUFF | 2 |
| NOT UP TO STANDARD | 2 |
| NOT WORTH THE MONEY | 2 |
| OFF-GRADE | 2 |
| PIECE OF CRAP | 2 |
| PISS-POOR | 2 |
| PLAIN JUNK | 2 |
| POORLY MADE | 2 |
| SCRAP | 2 |
| SECOND | 2 |
| SECONDS | 2 |
| SHITTY | 2 |
| SKIMPY | 2 |
| TACKY | 2 |
| TINNY | 2 |
| TOO FLIMSY | 2 |
| AIN’T HITTING ON NOTHING | 1 |
| AIN’T NO GOOD | 1 |
| AIN’T NOTHING | 1 |
| AIN’T WORTH A DAMN | 1 |
| BAD MERCHANDISE | 1 |
| BAD PIECE | 1 |
| BAD STUFF | 1 |
| BASE | 1 |
| BASTARD | 1 |
| BELOW STANDARDS | 1 |
| BOGUS | 1 |
| BRAND X-ER | 1 |
| BUM | 1 |
| BUM JOB | 1 |
| BUNK | 1 |
| CHEAP JOB | 1 |
| CHEAP MATERIAL | 1 |
| CHINTZY DEAL | 1 |
| CRUDDY | 1 |
| DECIDEDLY SUBSTANDARD | 1 |
| DIRT | 1 |
| DOESN’T COME UP TO PAR | 1 |
| DOESN’T LOOK RIGHT | 1 |
| DON’T LOOK GOOD | 1 |
| DON’T STAND UP | 1 |
| DRECKY | 1 |
| DUD | 1 |
| DUMPY | 1 |
| FAKE | 1 |
| FALLING APART AT THE SEAMS | 1 |
| FAULTY STUFF | 1 |
| FLEAZY | 1 |
| FOR THE BIRDS | 1 |
| FOURTH-RATE | 1 |
| GOOD FOR NOTHING | 1 |
| GOT FLAWS IN IT | 1 |
| GREATLY OVERRATED | 1 |
| HORRIBLE | 1 |
| IF YOU’D GIVE IT TO ME | 1 |
| INFERIOR PRODUCT | 1 |
| INFERIOR QUALITY | 1 |
| INFERIOR WORK | 1 |
| ISN’T TOP-NOTCH | 1 |
| JUST BUM | 1 |
| JUST JUNK | 1 |
| JUST NO GOOD | 1 |
| JUST PUT TOGETHER | 1 |
| LEMON | 1 |
| LIKE CHEESECLOTH | 1 |
| LOOKS CHEAP | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT’S HALF-MADE | 1 |
| LOOKS SECOND-HAND | 1 |
| LOUSY MATERIAL | 1 |
| LOW QUALITY | 1 |
| MADE IN JAPAN | 1 |
| MADE POORLY | 1 |
| MEASLY BUY | 1 |
| MESSY | 1 |
| MIGHTY POOR | 1 |
| MISERABLE | 1 |
| MOULDY | 1 |
| N.G. | 1 |
| NO DAMN GOOD | 1 |
| NO-COUNT | 1 |
| NOT FIT | 1 |
| NOT GOOD | 1 |
| NOT MADE RIGHT | 1 |
| NOT MUCH | 1 |
| NOT WORTH A CENT | 1 |
| NOT WORTH A DAMN | 1 |
| NOT WORTH A DARN | 1 |
| NOT WORTH A HOOT | 1 |
| NOT WORTH A NICKEL | 1 |
| NOT WORTH A TINKER’S DAMN | 1 |
| NOT WORTH ANYTHING | 1 |
| NOT WORTH GETTING | 1 |
| NOT WORTH THE POWDER TO BLOW IT UP | 1 |
| NOT WORTH TWO CENTS | 1 |
| NOTHING BUT JUNK | 1 |
| NUMBER-TWO | 1 |
| OBSOLETE | 1 |
| OF POOR QUALITY | 1 |
| PATHETIC | 1 |
| PHONEY | 1 |
| PIECE OF SHIT | 1 |
| POOR BUY | 1 |
| POOR PIECE OF GOODS | 1 |
| POOR WORKMANSHIP | 1 |
| POOR-GRADE MATERIAL | 1 |
| PRETTY CHEAP STUFF | 1 |
| RICKETY | 1 |
| ROTTEN APPLE | 1 |
| ROTTEN STUFF | 1 |
| ROTTY | 1 |
| SAD | 1 |
| SCRAPPY | 1 |
| SCROUNGY | 1 |
| SHELFWORN | 1 |
| SHOT | 1 |
| SLOP | 1 |
| SLOUCHY | 1 |
| SOILED | 1 |
| SORRY-LOOKING | 1 |
| SPOILED | 1 |
| STINKER | 1 |
| SUBSTANDARD | 1 |
| TERRIBLE | 1 |
| THERE’S NOT MUCH TO IT | 1 |
| TOO CHEAP-LOOKING | 1 |
| UNDER PAR | 1 |
| VERY INFERIOR | 1 |
| WASTE OF MONEY | 1 |
| WON’T HOLD UP | 1 |
| WORSE THAN MEDIOCRE | 1 |
| WOULD LAST UNTIL YOU GET HOME AND BACK WITH IT | 1 |
| WOULDN’T HOLD UP | 1 |
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