noun

• nonsense, lies. While shit could be used to express this definition, crap is far more common. Also bull crap.

  What he said is crap. Don't believe a word of it.

  More words meaning: nonsense, lies

  by Sarah Beep, Australia, Mar 30 1998  (Edit definition)

notes

• the uses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit." See shit for those definitions.

  More words meaning: a mess
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  More words meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing
  More words meaning: criticism
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  More words meaning: feces
  More words meaning: to defecate, poop, shit
  More words meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• noun. displeasing behavior.

  I'm tired of his shit.

  I'm tired of his crap.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Jan 12 2010  (Edit definition)

• noun. anything displeasing.

  I'm tired of this shit.

  I'm tired of this crap.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Jan 12 2010  (Edit definition)

adjective

• bad or of poor quality.

  This music is just shit.

  This music is just crap.

  More words meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• very good, excellent; COOL. Always preceded by "the" in the complimentary usage. (Does not apply to "crap.")

  I loved that movie! It was the shit.

  More words meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

interjection

• used to emphasize a point or request. Also sheesh. (Usually "crap" is not used in this sense.)

  Shit, calm down.

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  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• used to convey surprise or alarm. Also sheesh. Submitter Emily remembers Kermit The Frog, a character on the children's television program "Sesame Street," saying "sheesh." So despite its (possible) origin as a censored replacement for "shit," it's use is acceptible in polite company.

  Shit!

  Oh shit!

  Crap!

  Oh crap!

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  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

noun

• objects.

  Who left their shit in my car?

  Who left their crap in my car?

  More words meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• feces.

  There is shit on the floor.

  There is crap on the floor.

  More words meaning: feces

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• complaints, criticism.

  I've been getting a lot of shit from my landlord.

  I've been getting a lot of crap from my landlord.

  More words meaning: criticism

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• drugs. ("Crap" is not used to mean drugs.)

  Do you have the shit?

  This is great shit!

  More words meaning: drugs

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• a mess.

  You'll have to sit in the back seat, 'cause there's shit all over the front seat.

  You'll have to sit in the back seat, 'cause there's crap all over the front seat.

  More words meaning: a mess

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• nothing.

  There ain't shit going on.

  More words meaning: nothing

  by Sam A., Kokomo, IN, USA, Aug 24 2002  (Edit definition)

• stuff.

  There's a lot of shit out there you don't know.

  There's a lot of crap out there you don't know.

  More words meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'

  by Maurice J., Fall River, MA, USA, Nov 21 2002  (Edit definition)

verb

• to defecate.

  I need to shit.

  I need to crap.

  More words meaning: to defecate, poop, shit

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• to attempt to deceive; LIE TO. (Does not apply to "crap.")

  That watch is yours? You're shitting me!

  More words meaning: to lie

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• to be good. See the shit.

  That party was shittin' last night.

  More words meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun

  by CO-CO k., Atlantic City, NJ, USA, Oct 21 2001  (Edit definition)

notes

• also shiznit, shiz. Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted above. See also no shit.

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  by Russell T., Austin, TX, USA, Nov 05 1997  (Edit definition)

• Folk etymology: An abbreviation used in maritime slang years ago. "SHIT" was painted on the sides of ships manure as an acronym for "Ship High In Transit." The methane released by the manure caused the ship to float high on the water.

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  by fleetadmiralmyracle, Decaturville, TN, USA, Jul 13 2005  (Edit definition)