crap
/kɹæp/
noun
A losing throw of 2, 3, or 12 in craps.
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Noun 1 meaning
A losing throw of 2, 3, or 12 in craps.
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Etymology
From Middle English crappe, also in plural: crappys, craps (“chaff; buckwheat”), from Middle French crape, from Old French crappe, crapin (“chaff”) (compare Medieval Latin crappa pl, also crapinum), from Old Dutch krappen (“to cut off, pluck off”) (whence Middle Dutch crappe, crap (“a chop, cutlet”), whence Dutch krip (“a steak”)).
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CRAP at a glance
CRAP has 4 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (C 3 + R 1 + A 1 + P 3) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,544 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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