noun

crock

Something regarded as false or foolish.

He dismisses the implausible excuse as a crock.

Etymology

crockEnglishsomething regarded as nonsense

The noun shortens the vulgar expression crock of shit. Its literal container image becomes a contemptuous judgment that a claim or situation is worthless nonsense.

More examples

That promise was a crock.
She thought the story a complete crock.
They called the explanation a crock.

Forms

crock · crocks

Similar words

nonsense: The ordinary term for a foolish or false claim.
rubbish: An informal dismissal of something worthless or false.