"craps" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɹæps/ Audio: En-au-craps.ogg
Rhymes: -æps Etymology: From Louisiana Creole craps, a corruption of English crabs. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|lou|craps}} Louisiana Creole craps, {{bor|en|en|crabs}} English crabs Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} craps pl (plural only)
  1. (gambling, dice games) A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crap. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Dice games, Gambling Synonyms: crap [attributive] Derived forms: bank craps, bastard craps, crapless craps
    Sense id: en-craps-en-noun-M77M2s7F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, English terms borrowed back into English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 1 16 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 2 12 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 1 21 40 Topics: dice, gambling, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kɹæps/ Audio: En-au-craps.ogg
Rhymes: -æps Etymology: Plural of crap. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} craps
  1. plural of crap Tags: form-of, plural Form of: crap
    Sense id: en-craps-en-noun-y9ZOL0Ex
  2. (slang, vulgar) (preceded by the) diarrhea Tags: slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-craps-en-noun-6JA-UZ~w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 1 16 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 2 12 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 1 21 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /kɹæps/ Audio: En-au-craps.ogg
Rhymes: -æps Etymology: Verb form of crap. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} craps
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of crap Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: crap
    Sense id: en-craps-en-verb-F03f1kCW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 1 16 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 2 12 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 1 21 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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