crap

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɹæp/ Rhymes: -æp Hyphenation: crap === Etymology 1 === From Middle English crappe, also in plural: crappys, craps (“chaff; buckwheat”), from Middle French crape, from Old French crappe, crapin (“chaff”) (compare Medieval Latin crappa pl, also crapinum), from Old Dutch krappen (“to cut off, pluck off”) (whence Middle Dutch crappe, crap (“a chop, cutlet”), whence Dutch krip (“a steak”)). Related to crop. ==== Noun ==== crap (usually uncountable, plural craps) (obsolete) The husk of grain; chaff. (slang, mildly vulgar, chiefly uncountable) Something worthless or of poor quality; junk. (slang, mildly vulgar, uncountable) Nonsense; something untrue. (slang, mildly vulgar) Feces. (slang, mildly vulgar, countable) An act of defecation. ===== Usage notes ===== The vulgarity of crap is a contentious topic, with most speakers not considering it to be a swear word. On the contrary, many consider it a euphemism for shit, while some rather prefer the use of crud as a better substitute. Nevertheless, it is generally considered to be impolite and thus avoided in formal speech and writing. ===== Synonyms ===== (faeces): poop, poo, dump, crud, shit. Note: often used as a less vulgar synonym for, or minced form of, shit in all its senses. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== crap (third-person singular simple present craps, present participle crapping, simple past and past participle crapped) (mildly vulgar, slang, intransitive) To defecate. (mildly vulgar, slang, transitive) To defecate in or on (clothing etc.). (India, mildly vulgar, slang, transitive) To bullshit. ===== Synonyms ===== (to shit): See Thesaurus:defecate (to BS): See bullshit ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== crap (comparative crapper, superlative crappest) (colloquial, mildly vulgar) Of poor quality. Synonyms: cruddy, lousy, mid, second-rate, shoddy; see also Thesaurus:low-quality ===== Alternative forms ===== crappy (chiefly Canada, US) ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Interjection ==== crap (slang, mildly vulgar) Expression of worry, fear, shock, surprise, disgust, annoyance, or dismay. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From crab's eyes. ==== Noun ==== crap (plural craps) (gambling, dice games) A losing throw of 2, 3, or 12 in craps. Attributive form of craps. ===== Derived terms ===== === References === Michael Quinion (2004), “Crap”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN. === Anagrams === -carp, ACPR, APCR, CARP, Carp, RCAP, carp, parc, prac == Irish == === Alternative forms === crup === Etymology === From Middle Irish crapaid, ultimately from Norse, related to krappr. === Pronunciation === (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /kɾˠapˠ/, /kɾˠɑpˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /kɾˠɞpˠ/ (corresponding to the form crup) === Verb === crap (present analytic crapann, future analytic crapfaidh, verbal noun crapadh, past participle craptha) (ambitransitive) to shrink ((cause to) become smaller), constrict (to narrow) (intransitive) to contract (draw together, shorten, lessen) (transitive) to crumple (cause to collapse) to purse (press (the lips) together) to roll up (make into a cylindrical or fold-like shape) ==== Conjugation ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “crapaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 191 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “crap”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Middle English == === Noun === crap alternative form of crappe == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *korpъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /krap/ === Noun === crap m (plural crapi) Cyprinus carpio; European carp, common carp ==== Declension ==== === References === == Romansh == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [krap] === Noun === crap m (plural craps) rock, stone === References === “crap”, in Dicziunari Rumantsch Grischun (in German) == Scots == === Etymology === From late Middle English crop === Noun === crap (plural craps) Crop (and hence head, particularly of plants or top). == Yola == === Etymology === From Middle English crap, from Old French crappe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /krap/ === Noun === crap (plural crappès) Part of a faggot or bush, withered furze, cut, but not made into faggots. === References === Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 32