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crap

1 American  
[krap] / kræp /

noun

  1. Vulgar.

    1. excrement.

    2. an act of defecation.

  2. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.

    1. nonsense; drivel.

    2. falsehood, exaggeration, propaganda, or the like.

  3. refuse; rubbish; junk; litter.

    Will you clean up that crap!

verb (used without object)

crapped, crapping

  1. Vulgar. to defecate.

verb (used with object)

crapped, crapping

  1. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. to talk nonsense to; attempt to deceive.

verb phrase

  1. crap on

    1. to treat badly, especially by humiliating, insulting, or slighting.

    2. to cause misery, misfortune, or discomfort.

  2. crap around

    1. to behave in a foolish or silly manner.

    2. to avoid work.

  3. crap up to botch, ruin, or cheapen; make a mess of.

crap 2 American  
[krap] / kræp /

noun

  1. (in craps) a losing throw, in which the total on the two dice is 2, 3, or 12.

  2. craps.

verb phrase

  1. crap out

    1. Also called seven out.  (in the game of craps) to throw a 7 rather than make one's point.

    2. Slang. to abandon a project, activity, etc., because of fear, cowardice, exhaustion, loss of enthusiasm, etc.

    3. Slang. to break a promise or fail to fulfill a duty or obligation; renege.

crap 1 British  
/ kræp /

noun

  1. nonsense

  2. rubbish

  3. another word for faeces

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verb

  1. (intr) another word for defecate

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crap 2 British  
/ kræp /

noun

  1. a losing throw in the game of craps

  2. another name for craps

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Usage

This word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary . However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use

Etymology

Origin of crap1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English crap “siftings of grain; chaff,” from Old French c(h)rape “siftings,” or Middle Dutch krappe “anything cut off or separated; scrap of meat”

Origin of crap2

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; back formation from craps

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