noun
1.
2.
Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
a.
nonsense; drivel.
b.
falsehood, exaggeration, propaganda, or the like.
3.
refuse; rubbish; junk; litter: Will you clean up that crap!
verb (used without object)
4.
Vulgar. to defecate.
verb (used with object)
5.
Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. to talk nonsense to; attempt to deceive.
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6.
crap around, Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
a.
to behave in a foolish or silly manner.
b.
to avoid work.
7.
crap on, Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
a.
to treat badly, especially by humiliating, insulting, or slighting.
b.
to cause misery, misfortune, or discomfort.
8.
crap up, Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. to botch, ruin, or cheapen; make a mess of.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English crap chaff < Middle Dutch (not recorded until 16th century) krappe anything cut off or separated
1375–1425; late Middle English crap chaff < Middle Dutch (not recorded until 16th century) krappe anything cut off or separated
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| crap1 (kræp) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a losing throw in the game of craps |
| 2. | another name for craps |
| [C20: back formation from | |
| crap2 (kræp) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | nonsense |
| 2. | rubbish |
| 3. | another word for faeces |
| —vb , craps, crapping, crapped | |
| 4. | (intr) another word for defecate |
| 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 | |
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Word Origin & History
crap
"defecate" 1846 (v.), 1898 (n.), from one of a cluster of words generally applied to things cast off or discarded (e.g. "weeds growing among corn" (1425), "residue from renderings" (1490s), 18c. underworld slang for "money," and in Shropshire, "dregs of beer or ale"), all probably from M.E. crappe "grain
that was trodden underfoot in a barn, chaff" (c.1440), from M.Fr. crape "siftings," from O.Fr. crappe, from M.L. crappa, crapinum "chaff." Sense of "rubbish, nonsense" also first recorded 1898. Despite folk etymology insistence, not from Thomas Crapper (1837-1910) who was, however, a busy plumber and may have had some minor role in the development of modern toilets. The name Crapper is a northern form of Cropper (attested from 1221), an occupational surname, obviously, but the exact reference is unclear.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
crap
In addition to the idioms beginning with crap, also see cut the comedy (crap); full of crap.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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