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vulgar slang
■ noun
1》 nonsense; rubbish.
2》 excrement.
↘an act of defecation.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ping , ~ped ) defecate.
■ adjective Brit. extremely poor in quality.
Derivatives
~py adjective ( ~pier , ~piest ).
Origin
ME, in sense 'chaff': related to Du. krappe , from krappen 'pluck or cut off', and perh. also to OFr. ~pe 'siftings', Anglo-Latin ~pa 'chaff'.
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N. Amer.
■ noun a losing throw in ~s.
■ verb ( ~ out ) informal make a losing throw at ~s.
↘give up; fail.