crapper

See also: Crapper

English

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹæ.pɚ/
  • Rhymes: -æpə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From crap +‎ -er,[1] although possibly repopularized by barracks employing Thomas Crapper's plumbing fixtures used during the First World War.[2] The occupational surname Crapper derives from a dialectal variant of cropper (“harvester of crops, farmer”).

Noun

crapper (plural crappers)

  1. (vulgar slang) A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.
  2. (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.
Synonyms
Translations
coarse slang for a device or place to defecate — See also translations at chamber pot,‎ toilet,‎ lavatory,‎ outhouse
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Adjective

crapper

  1. comparative form of crap: more crap

Etymology 2

Of unknown origin.

Noun

crapper (plural crappers)

  1. A half-glass of whiskey.

References
  1. Oxford English Dictionary. "crapper, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1972.
  2. Adams, Cecil. "Why Do We Call It the "Bathroom", Even When It Has No Tub?" The Straight Dope. 3 March 1985.
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