1
informal + impolite
: a piece of fecal matter
2
informal + impolite
: a contemptible person
Examples of turd in a Sentence
He's an obnoxious little turd.
Recent Examples on the Web
Crawling toward the cloaca maxima, careful not to disturb the turds.
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Padgett Powell,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Bill Dabney of Pasadena was one of the unlucky few who had roof turds on his guest house that led directly to a big cat encounter.
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Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
Watching him almost immediately win a Cup with the Knights was the icing on the turd sandwich.
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Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Jason doesn’t mince words about anything, not about collecting the right turds, the importance of buffalo, or the long road it’s taken to get here.
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Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
No gory detail was spared, down to the anatomically correct turds.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
To be frank, literary writers are far more likely to polish a turd than their often less-pretentious genre brethren.
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Literary Hub,
23 May 2025
Granted, calling someone a turd is a tremendous insult — edgy enough to deliver a barb with gusto, but not so vile that it cannot be printed.
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Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
24 Apr. 2025
While my feet slipped through the muck, a hippo turd, still fresh, brushed past my elbow.
—
Chris Schalkx,
Vogue,
7 Sep. 2024
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Padgett Powell,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Bill Dabney of Pasadena was one of the unlucky few who had roof turds on his guest house that led directly to a big cat encounter.
—
Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
Watching him almost immediately win a Cup with the Knights was the icing on the turd sandwich.
—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Jason doesn’t mince words about anything, not about collecting the right turds, the importance of buffalo, or the long road it’s taken to get here.
—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
No gory detail was spared, down to the anatomically correct turds.
—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
To be frank, literary writers are far more likely to polish a turd than their often less-pretentious genre brethren.
—
Literary Hub,
23 May 2025
Granted, calling someone a turd is a tremendous insult — edgy enough to deliver a barb with gusto, but not so vile that it cannot be printed.
—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
24 Apr. 2025
While my feet slipped through the muck, a hippo turd, still fresh, brushed past my elbow.
—
Chris Schalkx,
Vogue,
7 Sep. 2024
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“Turd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turd. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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