Etymology

craps

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Today it means: A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crap. Full definition →

Louisiana Creole craps ← English crabs
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craps · noun1

  1. English · derived fromcrabs
  2. Louisiana Creole · borrowed fromcraps
  3. English todaycraps

From Louisiana Creole craps, a corruption of English crabs.

craps · noun2

Plural of crap.

craps · verb3

Verb form of crap.

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