"what the crap" meaning in English

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Phrase

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  1. (mildly vulgar, slang) An intensive form of what. Tags: mildly, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions Synonyms: dafuq, the fuck, the hell, what on earth, what the fuck, what the heck, what the hell, what the what
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