Turd
/tɜːrd/noun
A piece of feces.
Did you know?Turd is an ancient Germanic word, not a polite Latin loan, which is why it sounds so raw and primal compared with later euphemisms like "feces."
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*turdą
“dung, excrement”
Old English
OE
tord
“dung, excrement”
Middle English
ME
turd
“dung, excrement”
Modern English
English
turd
“a piece of feces”