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Saeed Gharaati
What does "crumby" mean in the text below? Here's an extract from The catcher in the rye by J. D. Salinger; D.B. is my brother. He's in Hollywood. That isn't too far from this crumby place, and he comes over and visits me practically every weekend.
Mar 10, 2013 3:59 AM
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It's a variant of "crummy". When talking about a living space, it means shabby, cheap, dirty, unpleasant, etc.
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Saeed Gharaati
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English, French, Persian (Farsi)
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