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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 poor quality' or ']'. The former meaning is sometimes considered mildly vulgar; the latter meaning is oftentimes considered mildly or moderately ], but could be, on occasion, viewed as strongly ] by means of scatological and sensory-provoking use of the word.

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	In its former meaning it also connotes inaccurate, of little factual substance, ]s, ], or ].

	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.

			* Crap, a slang term for ]
	== Etymology ==
			* ], a dice game

			* ], by Big Dipper, 1988
	The word "]" 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'', "]". It was also used to describe a person named Evan in the olden days .
			* ''Commandos de recherche et d'action en profondeur'', the former name of France's ]

			* "Create, replicate, append, process", a version of ], in computer programming
	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 ].
			* Andreas Crap, member of German band ]

			* ] (born 2001), Belgian racing cyclist
	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.

	Many people use the word "dung" rather than crap these days. They use it to hide the slang word and subsitute it for another word. Dung is a more understanding subsitute word for crap because the definition of dung is manure or animal droppings.{{fact}}

	== Derivative words and expressions==
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	''Crap''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s popularity as an all-purpose word has given rise to a number of derived words, such as:
	*''crapola'' — ] for "crap"
	*''crappy'' — of poor quality
	*''craptastic'' — a portmanteau of "crappy" and "fantastic"
	*''craptabulous'' — a portmanteau of "crappy" and "fabulous"
	*''craptacular'' - a portmanteau of "crappy" and "spectacular"
	*''My Sister'' -a piece of crap

	Despite the word usually taking the form of either a noun or verb, some people (usually speakers from Commonwealth countries) use crap interchangeably with its adjective form crappy. For example, "My computer has a really crap video card," or "I'm crap at this."

	These derivative words are very frequently not considered to be vulgar (even mildly so), especially if they are used in a way that doesn't have an obviously-implied association to feces.

	Most expressions involving the word "shit" have equivalent expressions which substitute the word "crap". Some expressions involving specifically "crap" are:
	*''Cut the crap'' — to stop lying or beating around the bush; ].
	*''Crap out'' — meaning to break down or stop working; in the game of ], it refers to missing the first throw of craps.

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			*], a musical instrument
			*], a surname
			*] (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 12:07, 11 October 2024

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