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crap around

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crap

1  [krap] noun, verb, crapped, crap⋅ping.
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–noun
1. Vulgar.
a. excrement.
b. an act of defecation.
2. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
a. nonsense; drivel.
b. falsehood, exaggeration, propaganda, or the like.
3. refuse; rubbish; junk; litter: Will you clean up that crap!
–verb (used without object)
4. Vulgar. to defecate.
–verb (used with object)
5. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. to talk nonsense to; attempt to deceive.
—Verb phrases
6. crap around, Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
a. to behave in a foolish or silly manner.
b. to avoid work.
7. crap on, Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
a. to treat badly, esp. by humiliating, insulting, or slighting.
b. to cause misery, misfortune, or discomfort.
8. crap up, Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. to botch, ruin, or cheapen; make a mess of.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME crap chaff < MD (not recorded until 16th century) krappe anything cut off or separated
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Idioms & Phrases

crap around

  1. Waste time, act foolishly, as in Stop crapping around and get to work. This usage derives from crap in the sense of "defecate." [Vulgar slang; 1930s"

  2. Trifle with, as in It's time that we all stopped crapping around with the environment. [Vulgar slang; 1940s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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