crapper

Crude bathroom term

Crapper is vulgar slang for a toilet: The crapper is clogged again.

The word is sometimes attributed to Thomas Crapper, a real Victorian plumber who popularized the flush toilet, though the etymology is debated.

Either way, the coincidence is too good to ignore.

slang

toilet

Waste disposal fixture

  • johnInformal toilet term
  • looBritish slang for toilet
  • latrineBasic outdoor toilet

privy · head · potty · commode · throne · bog · can · lavatory · restroom · washroom

inventor

Victorian era

Britain under its longest-reigning queen

patent · royal warrant · ballcock · pull chain · bathroom fixtures · sanitaryware · England · Chelsea · manhole cover

vulgar

profanity

Vulgar or obscene speech

crude · offensive · bathroom humor · euphemism · taboo · impolite · colloquial · lowbrow · locker room talk

Categories
Opposites
register/formality

crappertoilet

Waste disposal fixture

lavatory · water closet · commode · WC · latrine

functional purpose

crappersink

Basin with drain

washbasin · bathtub · shower · bidet

quality valence

crappermasterpiece

Supreme artistic achievement

gem · treasure · winner · triumph · hit

Phrases
Family

crappy, crapped, crapping, crappers

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG