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- [krap uh-round]
- /kræp əˈraʊnd/
- /kræp əˈraʊnd/
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- [krap uh-round]
- /kræp əˈraʊnd/
Definitions of crap around words
- noun crap around Vulgar. excrement. an act of defecation. 1
- noun crap around Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. nonsense; drivel. falsehood, exaggeration, propaganda, or the like. 1
- noun crap around refuse; rubbish; junk; litter: Will you clean up that crap! 1
- verb without object crap around Vulgar. to defecate. 1
- verb with object crap around Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. to talk nonsense to; attempt to deceive. 1
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Origin of crap around
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English crap chaff < Middle Dutch (not recorded until 16th century) krappe anything cut off or separated
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Parts of speech for Crap around
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crap around popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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