craps
craps · crapses
A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crapA game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crap.
/kɹæps/
Meaning
2 senses(plural, plural only)A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crap.
a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
(slang, vulgar)(preceded by the) diarrhea
Origin
From Louisiana Creole craps, a corruption of English crabs. Plural of crap.From Louisiana Creole craps, a corruption of English crabs.
Plural of crap.
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Forms
plural: crapsesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- expressions used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot:snake eyes