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			'''Crap''' or '''craps''' may refer to:
	'''Crap''' is a ] word meaning literally ']', and is mostly used to mean either this, or alternatively, 'of low quality' <ref>{{cite news \|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/crap \|title=Crap-Definitions from Dictionary.com\|publisher=Dictionary.com \|date=2005 \|accessdate=2007-2-11}}</ref>. The latter meaning is sometimes considered mildly vulgar whereas the former 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 latter 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 the less ] of the two. 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."

	The word "crappit" is also a replacement for ], as kids today have altered the word "crap" somewhat. People sometimes use the word "crap" instead of shit.

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			*], a musical instrument
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			*], a surname
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			*] (c. 1836 – 1910), inventor of sanitary equipment

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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

Latest revision as of 18:37, 18 January 2025

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