Crap

Pronunciation: /kræp/

Definitions of crap

noun a vulgar slang term for something of poor quality or little value

Example Sentences

A1 I stepped in dog crap on the sidewalk.

A2 She accidentally spilled coffee all over her laptop, what a crap situation.

B1 I can't believe the crap he's been spreading about me behind my back.

B2 The movie was full of unnecessary crap that could have been left out.

C1 After years of hard work, he finally made it out of the crap job he hated.

C2 The politician's speech was full of crap and empty promises.

Examples of crap in a Sentence

formal The report was filled with inaccuracies and irrelevant crap.

informal I can't believe he said that crap to her face.

slang I'm tired of dealing with all this crap at work.

figurative His excuses were just a bunch of crap.

Grammatical Forms of crap

• past tense: crapped
• plural: craps
• comparative: crappier
• superlative: crappiest
• present tense: crap
• future tense: will crap
• perfect tense: has crapped
• continuous tense: is crapping
• singular: crap
• positive degree: good
• infinitive: to crap
• gerund: crapping
• participle: crapped

Origin and Evolution of crap

First Known Use: 1846 year

Language of Origin: Middle Dutch

Story behind the word: The word 'crap' originated from Middle Dutch 'krappe' meaning chaff or waste.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to chaff or waste, 'crap' gradually evolved to become a vulgar term for excrement or nonsense in modern English.