Morpheme
Cruft
Type
free base
Denotation
rubbage, unwanted and unnecessary stuff
Etymology
1950s slang from Massachusetts Institute of Technology students, possibly from Cruft Hall (Cruft Laboratory) and/or influenced by crud and crust
Evidence
cruft, crufted, cruftier, cruftiest, cruftiness
cruftware, crufting, crufts, crufty, fancruft
