crap
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Middle English; related to Dutch krappe, from krappen, Old French crappe, Anglo-Latin crappa, "chaff".
The word is etymologically not connected with the reputed inventor of the flushing toilet, Thomas Crapper.
[edit] Noun
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crap (plural craps)
- (obsolete) The husk of grain; chaff.
- (slang) Something of poor quality.
- The long-running game show went from offering good prizes to crap in no time.
- (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.
- (slang, vulgar) Faeces or feces; a euphemism for shit.
- I have to take a crap
- (slang) Useless object, sometimes used as a plural
- What is that? It's just a bunch of crap
[edit] Translations
something of poor quality
nonsense
excrement
[edit] Verb
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to crap (third-person singular simple present craps, present participle crapping, simple past and past participle crapped)
[edit] Derived terms
- crap on - (UK) To talk at length in a foolish or boring way.
- To crap sth out: to damage or destroy something.
[edit] Interjection
crap
- (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.
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[edit] Etymology 2
From "crab's eyes"
[edit] Noun
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crap (plural craps)
- A losing throw of 2, 3 or 12 in craps
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[edit] Romanian
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rahat n (plural rahaturi)
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turkish rahat[lokum]
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- IPA: [rahat]
[edit] Romansch
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- IPA: [krap]
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crap m. (plural craps)
