Dictionary

craps en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /kɹæps/

Etymology

From Louisiana Creole craps, a corruption of English crabs.

Meanings

1. (plural, plural-only) A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crap.
   • Start off the dice-rollin' mats for craps to cee-lo / With side-bets, I roll a deuce, nothin' below 1994, “Memory Lane (Sittin’ in da Park)”, in Illmatic, performed by Nas:
   • “As an inventor,” Bob Mason suggested, “you're a howling success at shooting craps ! If I were as free of spavins, ringbone, saddle-galls, and splints as you are, I'd have that nanny-goat in here, hog-tie her, flop her and let the boy help himself. […]” 1920, Peter B. Kyne, chapter XII, in The Understanding Heart:
   • What's the haps on the craps? 1992, Ice Cube, “It Was a Good Day”, in The Predator:

Forms

Deriveds

bastard craps · crapless craps · bank craps

craps en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /kɹæps/

Etymology

Plural of crap.

Meanings

1. (form-of, plural) plural of crap
   form of crap
2. (slang, vulgar) (preceded by the) diarrhea

craps en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /kɹæps/

Etymology

Verb form of crap.

Meanings

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of crap
   form of crap