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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