# metacrap

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Metatheory, metanalysis, and other meta disciplines.
2. Low-quality or unreliable metadata.

## Etymology
From meta- + crap. The "metadata" sense was coined by Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author Cory Doctorow in 2001.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/metacrap