1
a
usually vulgar
: feces
b
usually vulgar
: the act of defecating
2
crapped; crapping
1
: to throw a crap
2
: to throw a seven while trying to make a point
—usually used with out
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
The lamb didn’t lie down on Broadway to deal with this crap.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
But when the Yankees won the World Series, the jumbotron kept crapping out every time our name was meant to appear.
—Brandon Follick, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
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Noun
Theatrical releases, in particular, have become a crap shoot.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
The lamb didn’t lie down on Broadway to deal with this crap.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
Verb
Marshall’s Chicago won Best Picture, and so there seems reason to be excited here after earlier incarnations crapped out.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
But when the Yankees won the World Series, the jumbotron kept crapping out every time our name was meant to appear.
—Brandon Follick, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
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“Crap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crap. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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