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to crap out
01
to fail badly or blunder, especially unexpectedly
Slang
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
out
Base verb
crap
Present tense
crap out
3rd person singular
craps out
Present participle
crapping out
Past simple
crapped out
Past participle
crapped out
What does "to crap out" mean in failure slang?
The phrase "to crap out" means to fail, stop working, or give up unexpectedly, especially when something breaks down or someone withdraws from a task. The structure is informal slang where "crap" is a euphemistic form of "fail" or "break," and "out" indicates stopping or exiting. It is commonly used in everyday speech, gaming, and technical contexts to describe sudden malfunction or failure.
Examples
The team always craps out when under pressure.
