expressions - Is word "crap" considered a vulgarism?
Most common damn-words in English are of course the f-word and the s-word, which are - for my best knowledge - considered vulgarisms. The word "crap" may be used as a damn-word, however I'd bet, that it is not vulgar. Am I correct?
Answer
The meaning of crap is
- Something that is of extremely poor quality: nonsense; rubbish, junk.
- excrement: (in singular) an act of defecation.
The first meaning is similar to the use of the work cock in the following British English sentence:
That's all a lot of cock.
The NOAD doesn't mark the second meaning of crap as vulgar, and I don't think it is interpreted as vulgar from people too.
To make a comparison, also the word cock is not considered vulgar, as it has other meanings apart penis.
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