crap

See also CRAP

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɹæp/
• Rhymes: -æp

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Etymology 1

From Middle English; related to Dutch krappe, from krappen, Old French crappe, Anglo-Latin crappa, "chaff". Ultimately of Germanic origin.

Noun

crap (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The husk of grain; chaff.
2. (slang) Something of poor quality.

   The long-running game show went from offering good prizes to crap in no time.

3. (slang, vulgar) Something that is rubbish; nonsense.

   The college student boasted of completing a 10,000-word essay on Shakespeare, but the professor judged it as utter crap.

4. (slang, vulgar) Faeces or feces; a euphemism for shit.

   I have to take a crap

5. (slang) Useless object, sometimes used as a plural

   What is that? It's just a bunch of crap

Translations

husk of grain

Dutch: kaf (nl) n. Hungarian: korpa (hu)

Italian: crusca (it) f. Russian: мякина (ru) (m'akína) m.

something of poor quality

Afrikaans: kak Dutch: rotzooi (nl) m. and f. Estonian: saast, jama, pask, sitt Finnish: paska (fi) Italian: schifezza (it) f., porcheria (it) f., cesso (it) m. Japanese: かす (ja) (kasu)

Polish: dziadostwo (pl) n., szajs (pl) m., badziewie (pl) n. Russian: фигня (ru) (fign'á) f., отстой (ru) (otstój) m. Spanish: basura (es) f. Swedish: skräp (sv) n. Thai: ห่วย (hùay), ตกกระป๋อง (dtòk gràbpŏng) , จีนแดง (jeen daeng)

nonsense

Afrikaans: poef Bulgarian: глупости (bg) pl. Estonian: jama (et), pask (et) Finnish: paska (fi) Hebrew: חרא (he) (h'ara)

Italian: sciocchezza (it) f., cagata (it) f., stronzata (it) f., cazzata (it) f., cacata (it) f. Polish: pierdoły (pl) pl. Romanian: porcărie (ro) Russian: чепуха (ru) (čepuxá) f., фигня (ru) (fign'á) f. Swedish: skräp (sv) n.

excrement

Armenian: քաք (hy) (k’ak’) Bengali: হাগু (bn) (hagu) Bulgarian: лайно (bg) n. Dutch: poep (nl) Estonian: pask (et), sitt (et) Finnish: paska (fi), kakka (fi) French: crotte (fr) f. German: Scheiße (de), Kacke (de) f.

Italian: schifezza (it), escrementi (it) pl., merda (it), cacca (it) f. Latvian: sūds (lv) m. Polish: łajno (pl) n., gówno (pl) n. Romanian: căcat (ro) m., rahat (ro) m. Russian: говно (ru) (govnó) n. Spanish: mierda (es) f. Thai: อุจจาระ (òotjaará)

Verb

crap (third-person singular simple present craps, present participle crapping, simple past and past participle crapped)

1. (slang) To defecate.

Derived terms

• crap on - (UK) To talk at length in a foolish or boring way.
• To crap something out: to damage or destroy something.

Adjective

crap (comparative crapper, superlative crappest)

1. (somewhat vulgar) Of poor quality.

Synonyms

• shit
• shite
• bollocks

Interjection

crap

1. (slang) Expression of worry, fear, shock, surprise, disgust, annoyance or dismay.

   Oh crap! The other driver's going to hit my car!

   Crap! I lost the game.

   What the crap?!

   Aw, crap, I have to start over again from the beginning of the level.

Translations

expression of worry, disgust

French: crotte (fr)

Polish: kurde (pl)

Etymology 2

From "crab's eyes"

Noun

crap (plural craps)

1. (gambling) A losing throw of 2, 3 or 12 in craps

Derived terms

• crap out
• crapola
• crud

Anagrams

• ACPR APCR, carp, RCAP

References

• "Crap" in Michael Quinion, Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds, 2004.

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Romanian

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian and Bulgarian крап, krap.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /krap/

Noun

crap m. (plural crapi)

1. Cyprinus carpio; European carp, common carp

Declension

declension of crap

	singular		plural
gender m.	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un crap	crapul	niște crapi	crapii
genitive/dative	unui crap	crapului	unor crapi	crapilor

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Romansch

Pronunciation

• IPA: [krap]

Noun

crap m. (plural craps)

1. stone