English
Pronunciation
IPA|/kræp/
rhymes|æp
Etymology 1
From ME.; related to Dutch krappe, from krappen, Old French crappe, Anglo-Latin crappa, "chaff".
The word is etymologically not connected with the reputed inventor of the flushing toilet, w:Thomas Crapper|Thomas Crapper.
Noun
en-noun
- context|obsolete The husk of grain; chaff.
- slang Something of poor quality.
#: The long-running game show went from offering good prizes to crap in no time.
- slang|vulgar Something that is rubbish; nonsense.
#: The college student boasted of completing a 10,000-word essay on Shakespeare, but the professor judged it to be nothing but utter crap.
- slang|vulgar faeces|Faeces.
#: ''I have to take a crap
Translations
trans-top|husk of grain
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|something of poor quality
Afrikaans: kak
Estonian: saast, jama, pask, sitt
Finnish: paska
trans-mid
Russian: �игн� f
Swedish: skräp n
trans-bottom
trans-top|nonsense
Afrikaans: poef
Dutch: rotzooi
Estonian: jama, pask
Finnish: paska
Hebrew: �ר� (h'ara)
trans-mid
Romanian: porc�rie
Russian: �еп��а f, �игн� f
Swedish: skräp n
trans-bottom
trans-top|excrement
Dutch: poep
Estonian: pask, sitt
Finnish: paska, kakka
French: merde
trans-mid
Latvian: sūds m
Romanian: c�cat m, rahat m
Russian: говно
trans-bottom
Verb
en-verb|crap|p|ing
- slang To defecate.
Derived terms
crap on - UK; talk at length in a foolish or boring way
Interjection
Crap!
- slang Expression of worry, fear, shock, surprise, disgust, annoyance or dismay.
Etymology 2
From "crab's eyes"
Noun
en-noun
- A losing throw of 2, 3 or 12 in craps
Derived terms
crap out
crapola
Category:English words with multiple etymologies
Romanian
Etymology
Bg.|ro Cyrl|к�ап
Pronunciation
IPA|[krap]|lang=ro
Noun
ro-noun|gendm|plcrapi
- carp
Declension
ro-noun-m
Category:ro:Fish
Romansch
Pronunciation
IPA|[krap]|lang=rm
Noun
rm-noun|m
- stone
Category:Vulgarities
bg:crap
el:crap
fr:crap
io:crap
ru:crap
fi:crap
vi:crap
tr:crap
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