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crap

KRAP/kɹæp/

Pluralcraps (some meanings)

Adjectivecrapper, crappest

Verbcraps, crapping, crapped

11 meanings of crap

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  1. 1
    nounslangmildly vulgaruncountable
    Things that are useless or badly made.

    The store was full of cheap plastic crap that broke in a week.

    Why do you keep all this crap in your closet?

    UsageUsed like stuff: all this crap. In polite talk, say junk.

    Similarjunk, rubbish, garbage, trash

  2. 2
    rubbish talknounslangmildly vulgaruncountable
    Things people say that are silly or not true.

    Don't believe him, that story is a load of crap.

    Stop talking crap and tell me what really happened.

    UsagePeople often say complete crap.

    Similarnonsense, rubbish, garbage, baloney

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  3. 3
    poor qualityadjectivemildly vulgarcolloquial
    Bad, or not made well.

    My phone has a crap camera, so my photos look blurry.

    The weather was crap all week, so we stayed inside.

    UsageSay a crap hotel or it's crap. In careful writing, say poor.

    Similarlousy, rubbish, terrible, awful, rotten

    Oppositegreat, good, excellent

  4. 4
    exclamationinterjectionslangmildly vulgar
    Said when you feel worried, scared, shocked, surprised, upset, disgusted, or annoyed.

    Crap, I forgot my homework at home!

    Oh, crap! That spider is huge!

    UsagePeople say Oh crap! when something goes wrong.

    Similardamn, shit, dammit, darn

  5. 5
    dungnounslangmildly vulgaruncountable
    Solid waste from the body of a person or animal.

    I had to wipe bird crap off my car before work.

    The baby's diaper was full of crap, so his dad changed it right away.

    UsageSay some dog crap for the waste. Take a crap means pass solid waste from your body.

    Similarshit, poop, poo

  6. 6
    verbslangmildly vulgarintransitive
    To pass solid waste from your body. Also to do this in your clothes by accident.

    I need to crap, so let's stop at the next gas station.

    The puppy crapped on the kitchen floor again.

    UsageSay crap in a place. The forms are crapped and crapping.

    Similarshit, poop

  7. 7
    dice gamenounbefore a noun
    Form of craps: the name of the dice game when it comes before another noun, as in crap table.

    Players crowded around the crap table, cheering every throw.

    The crap dealer pushed a stack of chips toward the winner.

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Origins

Meanings 1–6, 8, 10–11

From an old French word meaning “chaff,” which came from an Old Dutch word meaning “to cut off, pluck off.”

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  • Crap derives from an Old French word meaning “chaff.” en.wiktionary.org
  • The Old French word derives from Old Dutch krappen, meaning “to cut off, pluck off.” en.wiktionary.org
Meanings 7, 9

From the words “crab's eyes.”

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