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crapper

crapper

29 9.9
A toilet in informal speech
  • noun
  • /ˈkræpər/
  • NSFW
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  • Hey, I've been in a lot of crappers in my life, lady, but I never smelled anything like that.
  • go to the crapper
  • get off the crapper

Examples

  • Can he even get on the crapper by himself?

  • This is the girls crapper, remember?

  • The fire chief likes to go to the crapper since he mentions it a lot.

    Blog text (24)
  • Might as well flush the ticket down the crapper.

  • That crapper is mine!

  • With the economy currently in the crapper, I don't think the Gov't will give anyone a reason not to fly.

    Blog text (18)
  • Can you steer us to the crapper?" He scratched his head with one of the claws, which must've hurt like hell.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I need to use the crapper before we leave for the party.

  • He spent a long time in the crapper reading his book.

  • Make sure to clean the crapper after you finish using it.

Synonyms

toilet
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490 1.0

A large bowl in a bathroom that you sit on to pee or poo

is informal and slangy rather than neutral or technical
can
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  • Slang
182 9.6

A casual word for a toilet

is likewise informal but often more humorous than crude
potty
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  • Baby Talk
85 1.1

A small toilet that young children use while learning

is slang used by adults and not specific to child use
loo
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  • UK
39 8.5

A small room with a toilet that people use to pee or poo

is informal too but more crude and blunt in tone
john
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  • Slang
36 8.4

A room with a toilet that people use to go to the bathroom

is an informal slang term rather than a neutral word
throne
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  • Slang
30 7.8

An informal joking word for a toilet

is informal as well but usually more blunt and crude
latrine
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26 5.8

A simple shared toilet used outdoors or in a camp

is informal slang used for any toilet, not just communal ones
lavatory
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19 2.0

A room with a toilet and a sink for washing hands

is informal and rude rather than polite or neutral
privy
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  • Archaic
12 9.9

A small outdoor toilet in a separate building

is slang used generally, not specifically for outdoor structures
commode
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  • US
7 5.5

A portable toilet used at a bedside for people who cannot reach a bathroom

is slang for the same thing rather than a technical name
public toilet
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  • UK
7 1.0

A room with toilets and sinks that anyone can use in public places

is slang and focuses on rough speech, not facility type
stool
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  • NSFW
7 6.8

A bathroom seat people use to pass waste from their body

is informal speech rather than technical or clinical language
flush toilet
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3 1.4

A toilet that uses water to wash away waste

is a slang name and does not specify flushing technology
water closet
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  • Archaic
3 6.1

A small room with a toilet for people to use

is modern informal slang rather than formal or old fashioned
dunny
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  • Slang
1 9.9

An outdoor toilet often in a small building behind a house

is informal but not specifically tied to outdoor use
biffy
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  • Slang
1 9.9

A slang word for a simple outdoor toilet often found at campsites or gas stations

is informal too but more widely known beyond that region
public lavatory
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2.0

A toilet in a public place that anyone can use

is an informal word that does not stress public access
dunny can
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  • Australian
9.9

A portable toilet with a removable waste container

is informal slang and does not imply portability or storage
flushless toilet
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  • Specialized
7.2

A toilet without water that uses bacteria to break down waste

is informal slang and does not describe technical design

Idioms

9.9

To go quickly to the toilet because you have to pee or poo

Surface Forms

crapper singular
crappers plural

Etymology

The word crapper is easy to remember because it likely comes from the name of an English plumber, Thomas Crapper, whose name was on many toilet parts. It also sounds like the common word crap meaning 'waste', so crapper came to mean 'toilet'.