Meaning of Crusty | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A tramp or homeless young person with poor cleanliness.
   British, informal
2. Dried eye mucus.
   slang
3. A member of an urban subculture with roots in punk and grebo, characterized by antiestablishment attitudes and an unkempt appearance.
   Ireland, UK, informal
4. Dried blood or serous fluid buildup following body piercing.
   slang

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Examples

“Against the backdrop of muted stripes of color, Julieanne picked at her eyes’ crusties, and then combed her hair with the hand.”

“Jesus, how could I bear the sight of him—sleep crusties lodged in the corners of his rheumy eyes, a puff of chest hair cresting like meringue over the top of his V-neck sweater, khakis jacked up to his breastbone—when I was used to looking at the singularly lovely Isabella?”

“I wiped the crusties from my eyes, threw on a sundress, and wandered out into the living room.”

“The Spirals are part of the crossover between the rave scene and the ‘crusty’ subculture—crusties being squat-dwelling anarcho-hippy-punk types named after their matted dreadlocks and post-apocalyptic garb.”

“Many of them, dressed in raggedy black combat gear, with haircuts that matched and mismatched punk, Rasta and Native American styles - a look which would later be codified as 'crustie' - began to join the travellers on the road. This influx from the cities changed the travelling scene, and after the Battle of the Beanfield, sections of the downcast and disillusioned travelling community began to seek oblivion through Special Brew superlager or even heroin as the dream of rural liberation turned sour.”

“The predictable complaints began as soon as Extinction Rebellion launched its fortnight of protest in London, part of an international campaign of civil disobedience in as many as 60 cities worldwide. Politicians have moaned that the police are being too passive, and Boris Johnson, Britain’s prime minister, labelled the protesters – who include a former Metropolitan police detective – “uncooperative crusties”.”

“Actually, I usually don't see crusties for up to a week after a new pierce, it takes some time before a new pierce is in that stage when it's actively pushing out dead skin cells and other gunk.”

“If you rotate the ring with the crusties still on it, it'll drag the bastards through the piercing and that hurts like the dickens.”

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