# craps

Pronunciation: say "KRAPS" /kɹæps/

## Noun

1. A gambling game of chance in which players throw dice, trying to make scores and avoid the losing throw called crap.
   - Simple: A game of luck where people bet money and throw dice, hoping not to roll a losing number.
   - _He lost his whole paycheck shooting craps in Las Vegas._
   - _The casino added three new craps tables to its main floor._
3. Plural of crap. — plural of crap
   - Simple: Plural of crap. Use it when you count more than one.
   - _He rolled three craps in a row and decided the dice were against him that night._
   - _The dog took two quick craps at the first rest stop on the trip._
4. Diarrhea; always used with the before it. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Diarrhea, when you have loose, watery poop and need the bathroom often. Always used with the.
   - _Something at that buffet gave me the craps for two days._
   - _He missed the final exam because he had a bad case of the craps._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of crap. *(slang)* — third-person singular simple present indicative of crap
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of crap. It is rude slang, used with he, she, it or a singular noun.
   - _The neighbor's dog craps on our lawn, and nobody ever cleans it up._
   - _He swears he nearly craps his pants every time the plane hits turbulence._

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — From Louisiana Creole craps, a corruption of English crabs.
**Meanings 3–4** — The plural form of crap.
**Meaning 2** — An inflected form of the verb crap.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/craps (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).