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Is "crap" considered a bad word? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Me (14y male from Poland) got my english teacher annoyed/disappointed after saying the word "crap". I'm unsure if this is the right place to ask this question but is saying that word considered bad? I always thought it was pretty mild and not a big deal.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the US (not UK, sorry!) It is entirely dependent on the family that raised you. In some households it's just another word, and in others it is a curse word. In my experience the households that consider it a curse are less common.

This caught me off guard when I was roughly your age and got in trouble for it when visiting a friend. I thought it was a regular word and was scolded in front of others for it. I had no clue what was going on because nobody would tell me what word it was for a while.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I don't know of anyone that doesn't think of it as a very mild "bad word" in the US, and I've lived across most of the country. Growing up in a very permissive household can mask that, but if you look it up in the dictionary you'll find it labeled "mildly vulgar" or something similar.