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| :''"Crappy" redirects here. For the species of fish, see ]. For other uses, see ].'' | |||
| '''Crap''' or '''craps''' may refer to: | |||
| '''Crap''' is a ] word meaning either 'of low quality', or ']'. The former meaning is sometimes considered mildly vulgar and the latter meaning is often considered mildly or moderately ], but could be, on occasion, viewed as strongly ] by means of scatological and sensory-provoking use of the word. | |||
| * Crap, a slang term for ] | |||
| In its former meaning it also connotes inaccurate, of little factual substance, ]s, ], or ]. | |||
| * ], a dice game | |||
| * ], by Big Dipper, 1988 | |||
| The word is used nearly interchangeably with "]" and considered by many people to be less ]. Still, some people find the word ''crap'' offensive, even if not intended to mean feces, and will use the ] "crud" instead. | |||
| * ''Commandos de recherche et d'action en profondeur'', the former name of France's ] | |||
| * "Create, replicate, append, process", a version of ], in computer programming | |||
| == Etymology == | |||
| * Andreas Crap, member of German band ] | |||
| * ] (born 2001), Belgian racing cyclist | |||
| The word "crap" is old in the ], one of a group of nouns applied to discarded cast offs, like "residue from renderings" (1490s) or in ], "dregs of beer or ale", meanings probably extended from ] ''crappe'' "chaff, or grain that has been trodden underfoot in a barn" (c. 1440), deriving ultimately from ] ''crappa'', "]". | |||
| The word fell out of use in Britain by the ], but remained prevalent in the North American colonies which would eventually become the ]. The meaning "to defecate" was recorded in the U.S. since 1846 (according to ] and ]), but the word did not hold this meaning at all in ]. | |||
| The connection to ] is conjectured by Hart-Davis to be an unfortunate coincidence of his surname. The occupational name ''Crapper'' is a variant spelling of ''Cropper''. In the US, the word ''crapper'' is a ] for "toilet". The term first appeared in print in the ]s. It has been suggested that US soldiers stationed in England during ] (some of whom had little experience with indoor plumbing) saw many toilets printed with "T. Crapper" in the glaze and brought the word home as a synonym for "toilet" — a sort of ] from "crap." This suggestion, however, overlooks the fact that "crapper" was a well-established word long before that time. | |||
| Yet another purported explanation is that Thomas Crapper's flush toilet advertising was so widespread, and the business name "T. Crapper & Sons, Chelsea," was seen on so many toilets, that "crapper" became a synonym for "toilet" and people simply assumed that he was the inventor. | |||
| Despite the word usually taking the form of either a noun or verb, some people (usually speakers from Commonwealth countries{{Fact|date=February 2007}}) use crap interchangeably with its adjective form crappy. For example, "My computer has a really crap video card," or "I'm crap at this." | |||
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| *] | |||
| *], a musical instrument | |||
| ==References== | |||
| *], a surname | |||
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| *] (c. 1836 – 1910), inventor of sanitary equipment | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:37, 18 January 2025
Crap or craps may refer to:
- Crap, a slang term for feces
- Craps, a dice game
- Craps (album), by Big Dipper, 1988
- Commandos de recherche et d'action en profondeur, the former name of France's Commando Parachute Group
- "Create, replicate, append, process", a version of create, read, update and delete, in computer programming
- Andreas Crap, member of German band Oomph!
- Lars Craps (born 2001), Belgian racing cyclist
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Crap
- All pages with titles containing Crap
- Crapo (disambiguation)
- Krap, a musical instrument
- Krapp, a surname
- Thomas Crapper (c. 1836 – 1910), inventor of sanitary equipment
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