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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From crap + -er, although possibly repopularized by barracks employing Thomas Crapper's plumbing fixtures used during the First World War. The occupational surname Crapper derives from a dialectal variant of cropper (“harvester of crops, farmer”).
Noun
crapper (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.
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Adjective
crapper
- comparative form of crap: more crap
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Noun
crapper (plural crappers)
- A half-glass of whiskey.
Etymology 3
Blend of crap + rapper, implying that rap music is inferior.
Noun
crapper (plural crappers)
- (derogatory, vulgar slang) A rapper, or a performer of rap music.
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