crap

¹

[ krap ]

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)

crappingcrapped

1. Vulgar. to defecate.

verb (used with object)

crappedcrapping

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

verb phrase

1. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
   1. to treat badly, especially by humiliating, insulting, or slighting.
   2. to cause misery, misfortune, or discomfort.
2. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
   1. to behave in a foolish or silly manner.
   2. to avoid work.
3. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. to botch, ruin, or cheapen; make a mess of.

crap

²

[ krap ]

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. 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

/ kræp /

noun

1. a losing throw in the game of craps
2. another name for craps

crap

²

/ kræp /

noun

1. nonsense
2. rubbish
3. another word for faeces

verb

1. 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

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of crap¹

C20: back formation from craps

Origin of crap²

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

Idioms and Phrases

• cut the comedy (crap)
• full of crap

Related Words

• bull
• bullshit
• drivel
• nonsense