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Nearby words

crannog, cranny, cranreuch, cranston, cranwell, crap, crap around, crap out, crap up, crapaud, crape

Origin of crap

1
1375–1425; late Middle English crap chaff < Middle Dutch (not recorded until 16th century) krappe anything cut off or separated
Can be confusedcrap crape crepe crêpe crept
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British Dictionary definitions for crap up (1 of 2)

crap

1
/ (kræp) /

noun

a losing throw in the game of craps
another name for craps

Word Origin for crap

C20: back formation from craps

British Dictionary definitions for crap up (2 of 2)

crap

2
/ (kræp) slang /

noun

nonsense
rubbish
another word for faeces

verb craps, crapping or crapped

(intr) another word for defecate

Word Origin for crap

C15 crappe chaff, from Middle Dutch, probably from crappen to break off

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with crap up (1 of 2)

crap up

1

Burden or clutter up, as in Jane crapped up the garden with plastic pink flamingos. [c. 1946]

2

Ruin or foul up, as in I've really crapped up this speech; can I just start over again? This idiom employs crap in the sense of “defecate.” [Vulgar slang; c. 1950]

Idioms and Phrases with crap up (2 of 2)

crap

In addition to the idioms beginning with crap

  • crap around
  • crap out
  • crap up

also see:

  • cut the comedy (crap)
  • full of crap
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.