crapper
See also: Crapper
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom crap + -er,[1] although possibly repopularized by barracks employing Thomas Crapper's plumbing fixtures used during the First World War.[2] The occupational surname Crapper derives from a dialectal variant of cropper (“harvester of crops, farmer”).
Noun
editcrapper (plural crappers)
- (vulgar slang) A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.
- (vulgar slang) A lavatory or outhouse.
- 1994 December, Spy, Sussex Publishers, LLC., page 10:
- I purchased your magazine for the first and last time. What the hell is it? (..) It wasn't even good reading material for the crapper.
Synonyms
edit- shitter; see also Thesaurus:chamber pot, Thesaurus:toilet, and Thesaurus:bathroom
Translations
editcoarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
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Adjective
editcrapper
- comparative form of crap: more crap
Etymology 2
editUnknown.
Noun
editcrapper (plural crappers)
- A half-glass of whiskey.
Etymology 3
editBlend of crap + rapper, implying that rap music is inferior.
Noun
editcrapper (plural crappers)
References
edit- ^ Oxford English Dictionary. "crapper, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1972.
- ^ Adams, Cecil. "Why Do We Call It the "Bathroom", Even When It Has No Tub?" The Straight Dope. 3 March 1985.
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