Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Rubbish; nonsense.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun vulgar same as bullshit.

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  • noun slang Items or material of poor quality or little importance.
  • adjective slang Feeling sick or bad.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[crap + -ola (probably modeled on trade names like Shinola, a brand of shoe polish).]

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crap +‎ -ola

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