crap

crap
I. n
1a.
excrement, shit
1b.
dirt, rubbish
1c.
worthless nonsense, bullshit
In modern usage crap is generally seen as a more moderate synonym for shit; in fact the word comes from Middle English crappe, which meant scrapings, scale, residue or chaff; this in turn came from words existing in Old French, German and Dutch, distantly related to 'crop' and 'crabbed'. (The fact that the flush toilet was invented by a Thomas Crapper ap-pears to be pure coincidence.)
2.
oppressive, petty or unpleasant behav-iour; by extension from crap1a and 1b. This idea is usually expressed in such phrases as 'he doesn't take any crap from anyone' or 'she's not going to put up with this crap any more'.
II. vb
to defecate, shit. The verb form, which began to be used in the late 18th century, is derived from the earlier noun crap, which originally meant rubbish, rather than excrement.

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