Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A toad.
- noun As a proper name,
Johnny Crapaud , orCrapaud , a nickname for a Frenchman. - noun large toothed frog of South and Central America (
Leptodactylus pentadactylus ) resembling the bullfrog.
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- noun derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive, slang A
French person.
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- noun large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog
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Examples
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At least it has a certain je ne sais quoi, n'est-ce pas, mon petit crapaud?
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Except for a brief but pithy description of how to make secret du crapaud, a particularly vile poison made from a toad, that was taken almost entirely from primary sources, this was one of the dullest and most pedantic books I have ever read.
An open letter to academia Kat Howard 2010
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On peut tourner en partie la difficulté en prenant un autre animal dont les petits sont des tétards: le crapaud!
en français 2008
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Except for a brief but pithy description of how to make secret du crapaud, a particularly vile poison made from a toad, that was taken almost entirely from primary sources, this was one of the dullest and most pedantic books I have ever read.
Archive 2010-06-01 Kat Howard 2010
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J'aimerais mieux être un crapaud et vivre des vapeurs d'un cachot que de laisser un coin de l'être que j'aime à l'usage d'autrui.
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J'aimerais mieux être un crapaud et vivre des vapeurs d'un cachot que de laisser un coin de l'être que j'aime à l'usage d'autrui.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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J'aimerais mieux être un crapaud et vivre des vapeurs d'un cachot que de laisser un coin de l'être que j'aime à l'usage d'autrui.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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J'aimerais mieux être un crapaud et vivre des vapeurs d'un cachot que de laisser un coin de l'être que j'aime à l'usage d'autrui.
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Comme toute bonne sorcière, Carmen possède son crapaud, Jules, et son chat noir, Grison.
Carmen : The Last Witch Christopher 2007
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* References: boulanger (ère) mf = baker; pantalon (m) = pants; le crapaud (m) = toad; le vêtement de nuit (m) = pajamas; Vous voulez qu'on vous livre le pain, madame?
French Word-A-Day: 2005
chained_bear commented on the word crapaud
Compare variants crapautee and crapotee.
October 15, 2008
reesetee commented on the word crapaud
A critter! A crapaud critter!
October 16, 2008
alexz commented on the word crapaud
In my twitter feed, found that people in PEI sometimes say 'Holy Crapaud!"
October 5, 2021
vendingmachine commented on the word crapaud
So, this is the origin of crap?
When I am really, REALLY steamed... I am known to say, "crap and a half"
October 6, 2021
alexz commented on the word crapaud
I think that 'crap' comes from the 'crapper' which is a toilet invented by Mr. Crapper see crapper
October 7, 2021
bilby commented on the word crapaud
Etymonline says:
crap (v.)
"to defecate," 1846, from a cluster of older nouns, now dialectal or obsolete, applied to things cast off or discarded (such as "weeds growing among corn" (early 15c.), "residue from renderings" (late 15c.), underworld slang for "money" (18c.), and in Shropshire, "dregs of beer or ale"), all probably from Middle English crappe "grain that was trodden underfoot in a barn, chaff" (mid-15c.), from French crape "siftings," from Old French crappe, from Medieval Latin crappa, crapinum "chaff." Related: Crapped; crapping.
For connection of the idea of defecation with that of shedding or casting off from the body, compare shit (v.). Despite the etymological legend, the word is not from the name of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910) who was, however, a busy plumber and may have had some minor role in the development of modern toilets.
October 7, 2021