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Cruds

Sounds like: krudz Food / Culture Food speech

Meaning

What it means

Cottage cheese.

Cruds is a regional food word for cottage cheese, also appearing in forms like crudded milk or cruddled milk.

Usage

Use it like this

“Put some cruds on the plate.”
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