[abcusers] crap (was: Re: abc in web pages)

[Jeff Bigler]

 From: Jon Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 16:30:04 -
 
 From: Karl Dallas
 
  You don't have to euphemise crap as cr**. The word's derived from the
  name of the man who invented the modern WC, Thomas Crapper.
 
 Wrong. Go to http://www.snopes.com/business/names/crapper.htm
 
 Chambers Dictionary give [Middle English  crappe (chaffe) from Middle Dutch
 krappe, prob from krappen to tear off]

In terms of its most common modern meaning, the OED gives the following
origins:

6. CRAP, V.

coarse slang.

1. intr. To defecate. So {sm}crapping vbl. n.

  1846 [see DUNNY n.2 1]. 1859 HOTTEN Slang Dict. 26 Crapping case, a
privy, or water-closet. 1874 Ibid. 132 Crap, to ease oneself by
evacuation. Crapping case, or ken, the water-closet. Generally called
crapping-castle.


Jeff
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Re: [abcusers] crap (was: Re: abc in web pages)

[Zouki]

In a message dated 2/7/03 003644, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 ken, the water-closet 

Who is this guy and why is he pretending to be a toilet? Is he
insanely jealous of his brothers John and Jake? And how will
any of this affect the use of the Z: field in future versions
of abc2ps?

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