dreck

Alternative forms

• drek

Etymology

From Yiddish דרעק‎ (drek, “dirt, crap”), from Middle High German drek, from Old High German *threc (in mūsthrec), from Proto-Germanic *þrakjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terǵ-, *(s)terḱ-, *(s)treḱ- (“manure, dung; to sully, soil, decay”). Compare Dutch drek (“dung; semi-liquid filth; mud”), German Dreck (“dirt; filth”), Latin stercus (“dung, manure”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: drĕk, IPA^(key): /dɹɛk/
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

dreck (uncountable)

1. trash, junk; worthless merchandise, crap.

   The reviewer was worried that, were a certain host hired for the game show, he would begin giving away dreck for prizes instead of the good stuff they did for years.