crapper
Meaning
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- (slang) A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.
- (slang) A lavatory or outhouse.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɹæ.pɚ/
Etymology
From crap + -er, although possibly repopularized by barracks employing Thomas Crapper's plumbing fixtures used during the First World War. The occupational surname Crapper derives from a dialectal variant of cropper (“harvester of crops, farmer”).
New
crap
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- (slang) To defecate.
- (slang) To defecate in or on (clothing etc.).
- (slang) To bullshit.
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