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The meaning of "Crap out"



 
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The meaning of "Crap out" #1 (permalink) Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:51 am   The meaning of "Crap out"
 

Hello guys,

What’s the meaning of the phrase “Crap Out” in the sentence below:

She was beaten the “crap out” of everybody with that wooden spoon.

Thanks in advance.
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The meaaning of Crap out #2 (permalink) Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:09 am   The meaaning of Crap out
 

I think you mean 'She was beating the crap out of everybody with that wooden spoon'.

'Crap' here is a slang term for 'feces'. It's sometimes used as a less offensive version of 'sh*t'.

'to beat the crap out of somebody' literally means to hit them so hard they loose control of their bowels, or to beat them until even the contents of their bowels leak out.

Idiomatically, it means to hit somebody hard, repeatedly.

In this case, "she" is beating or hitting everybody around her with a wooden spoon.

Sounds like my grandma if she caught you trying to sneak a bite before she had all the food on the table.
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The meaaning of Crap out #3 (permalink) Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:15 am   The meaaning of Crap out
 

Hi,
"To beat the crap out of" means to beat really badly.
Synoym:To beat the shit out of.
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The meaning of "Crap out" #4 (permalink) Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:22 am   The meaning of "Crap out"
 

Hello Skrej and Morteza,

Thank you so much for the explanation.
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