CRAP | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Crap

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English: related to Dutch krappe, from krappen ‘pluck or cut off’, and perhaps also to Old French crappe ‘siftings’, Anglo-Latin crappa ‘chaff’. The original sense was ‘chaff’, later ‘residue from rendering fat’, also ‘dregs of beer’. Current senses date from the late 19th century

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: krap
Dialects: British English
Definition:

something of extremely poor quality

Short Definition:

something of extremely poor quality

Examples:
  • please bring me back the tackiest piece of tourist crap you can find
Definition:

excrement.

Short Definition:

excrement

Word: Crap

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: krap
Dialects: British English
Definition:

defecate.

Short Definition:

defecate

Definition:

talk at length in a foolish or boring way.

Short Definition:

talk at length

Word: Crap

Speech Type: Adjective

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: krap
Dialects: British English
Definition:

extremely poor in quality

Short Definition:

extremely poor in quality

Examples:
  • the first 85 minutes of the game were crap
  • I'd hate to be just known for that song because it's a bit crap
  • they are only making a loss because of management's crap foreign investments

Word: Crap

Speech Type: Interjection

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: krap
Dialects: British English
Definition:

an exclamation of alarm, anger, or annoyance

Short Definition:

exclamation of alarm, anger, or annoyance

Examples:
  • oh crap, somebody's shooting at us!

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