Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

craps

/kɹæps/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: craps
IPA: /kɹæps/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crap.

noun

noun

(preceded by the) diarrhea

Slang

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of crap

Example Sentences

"“As an inventor,” Bob Mason suggested, “you're a howling success at shooting craps ! If I were as free of spavins, ringbone, saddle-galls, and splints as you are, I'd have that nanny-goat in here, hog-tie her, flop her and let the boy help himself. […]”"
"What's the haps on the craps?"
"Start off the dice-rollin' mats for craps to cee-lo / With side-bets, I roll a deuce, nothin' below"

Etymology

From Louisiana Creole craps, a corruption of English crabs.

Origin

Source language: English

Word Breakdown

Root: craps, crabs

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

crap (alternative, attributive)

Phrases

bank craps bastard craps crapless craps

Synonyms

snake eyes

Rhymes With

perhaps maps apps collapse caps gaps traps laps snaps wraps taps lapse

Questions

How do you pronounce craps?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹæps/.
What does craps mean?: A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crap.
Where does craps come from?: It is traced to English.

How to pronounce craps

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