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crap1

  (krăp) Vulgar Slang.
n.
  1. Excrement.
  2. An act of defecating.
  3. Foolish, deceitful, or boastful language.
  4. Cheap or shoddy material.
  5. Miscellaneous or disorganized items; clutter.
  6. Insolent talk or behavior.
intr.v., crapped, crap·ping, craps.

To defecate.

interj.

Used to express anger or displeasure.

phrasal verb:

crap up

  1. To make a mess of; bungle.

[Middle English crappe, chaff, from Old French crappe, from Medieval Latin crappa, perhaps of Germanic origin.]


crap2 (krăp)
n.
  1. See craps.
  2. A losing first throw in the game of craps.
v., crapped, crap·ping, craps.

To make a losing throw in the game of craps. Usually used with out.

phrasal verb:

crap out Slang.

  1. To fail to keep a commitment or promise: crapped out on me when I needed him.
  2. To fail to function properly: The old TV crapped out again.
  3. To leave: crapped out of the meeting early.

[Back-formation from CRAPS.]


 
 
Idioms: crap

In addition to the idioms beginning with crap, also see cut the comedy (crap); full of crap.


 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - Obscene words for unacceptable behavior; Obscene terms for feces v. - Have a bowel movement.

Tutor's tip: A "crap" is a losing throw of the dice, "crape" is a black mourning fabric, often worn as a band on the sleeve, to "creep" is to move slowly or near the ground, while "crepe" is a crinkled fabric or paper.

 
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Crap is a slang word meaning excrement. The word is used to mean not only excrement, but anything of low quality, or as a negative interjection. Note that this word can be considered a curse word, yet is considered mild enough that even a child may use it informally.

When not used literally it also may connote that something is inaccurate, of little factual substance, a lie, hype, or quackery. The word is used nearly interchangeably with "shit" as the less offensive of the two. Still, some people find the word crap offensive, even if not intended to mean feces, and will use the minced oath "crud" instead.

Etymology

The word "crap" is old in the English language, one of a group of verbs applied to discarded cast offs, like "residue from renderings" (1490s) or in Shropshire, "dregs of beer or ale", meanings probably extended from Middle English crappe "chaff, or grain that has been trodden underfoot in a barn" (c. 1440s), deriving ultimately from Late Latin crappa, "chaff".

The word fell out of use in England by the 1600s, but remained prevalent in the North American colonies which would eventually become the United States. The meaning "to defecate" was recorded in the U.S. since 1846 (according to Oxford and Merriam-Webster), but the word did not hold this meaning at all in Victorian England.

The connection to Thomas Crapper is conjectured by Adam Hart-Davis to be a coincidence of his surname. The occupational name Crapper is a variant spelling of Cropper. In the US, the word crapper is a dysphemism for "toilet". The term first appeared in print in the 1930s. It has been suggested that US soldiers while stationed in the britain during World War I (some of whom had little experience with indoor plumbing) saw many toilets printed with "T. Crapper" in the glaze and brought the word home as a synonym for "toilet" — a sort of back-formation from "crap". This suggestion, however, overlooks the fact that "crapper" was a well-established word long before that time.

Yet another purported explanation is that Thomas Crapper's flush toilet advertising was so widespread, and the business name "T. Crapper & Co. Ltd, Chelsea". was seen on so many toilets, that "crapper" became a synonym for "toilet" and people simply assumed that he was the inventor.

Subjects may be referred to as "crap", used synomymously to words such as "rubbish", "baloney", or "hogwash". Examples may include: "This apple is crap", or "Your arguments are crap". (On the other hand, "Bob is having a crappy day", or "My dog just crapped all over", etc.)

Usage in the Anglophone media

In the American media, the word is not normally censored, and is put on broadcast TV and is sometimes an alternative to the term "shit" and can uncommonly be heard on children's shows.

See also


 
Translations: Translations for: Crap

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - vrøvl, vås, lort
v. intr. - skide, have afføring
adj. - dårlig

2.
n. - taberslag i terningsspil
v. intr. - slå et taberslag i terningespillet craps

Nederlands (Dutch)
onzin, rotzooi, uitwerpselen, (verliezende worp in) dobbelspel, schijten, stront

Français (French)
1.
n. - conneries, foutaise, merde (excrément)
v. intr. - chier (vulg), (US) débiter des conneries à
adj. - merdique, con (arg)

idioms:

  • crap on    débiter des conneries sur

2.
n. - craps (jeu), jeu de dés
v. intr. - perdre au jeu de craps

idioms:

  • crap out    (US) se dégonfler, se défiler

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Scheiße, Würfelspiel
v. - scheißen
adj. - (vulg) Scheiß...

idioms:

  • crap on    jdn. sehr schlecht behandeln, quälen

2.
n. - Fehlwurf, Crap
v. - einen Fehlwurf machen (beim Würfelspiel)

idioms:

  • crap out    ein Projekt aufgeben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποπατώ, χέζω
n. - κουράδες, (μτφ.) σαχλαμάρες, κουραφέξαλα, (πληθ.) ζάρια, μπαρμπούτι
int. - μπαρούφες!

Italiano (Italian)
dadi, cacare, merda

idioms:

  • shoot craps    giocare ai dadi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - defecar
n. - asneira (f) (coloq.), lance (m) de azar

idioms:

  • shoot craps    jogar dados

Русский (Russian)
испражняться, дерьмо, чушь собачья, говно, игра в кости

idioms:

  • shoot craps    бросать кости

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - mierda, porquería, disparate
v. intr. - cagarse
adj. - porquería, de mala calidad

idioms:

  • crap on    tratar mal, humillar

2.
n. - dados
v. intr. - hacer una tirada desafortunada en el juego de dados

idioms:

  • crap out    abandonar un proyecto por falta de entusiasmo, romper una promesa, renegar, tirar un siete en los dados

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skita (vulg.)
n. - tärningsspel (am.), skit (sl.), smörja
int. - skit!, skitsnack!

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 拉屎, 屎, 胡言

2. 掷两个骰子出现的输的数目

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 擲兩個骰子出現的輸的數目

2.
n. - 拉屎, 屎, 胡言
v. intr. - 拉屎

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 쓰레기, 배설물
v. intr. - 똥누다
adj. - 아주 엉망인, 시시한

2.
n. - 2개의 주사위를 굴려 나온 숫자
v. intr. - 질 숫자가 나오다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - うんこ, うんこすること, ばかばかしいこと, くそ, くだらんこと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تغوط, تبرز (الاسم) براز الجسم, هرا, تغوط (نداء) لا قيمه له, ردى جدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שטויות, צואה, הגזמה, עשיית צרכים, אשפה‬
v. intr. - ‮עשה צרכיו‬
n. - ‮זריקה מפסידה במשחק הימור בקוביות‬


 
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