Green’s Dictionary of Slang

a general pej. description, useless, second-rate, disgusting.

1865		Leaves from Diary of Celebrated Burglar 129/2: Wy, duz thau think i’d ‘chuck’ i’ sitch a crappin’ ‘drum’ as this.
1905		N. Davis Northerner 13: Why, howdy, Cur’nel – ya’as, fum Sa-a-nd Mountain ... crapping yit!
1934		(con. 1920s) J.T. Farrell Young Manhood in Studs Lonigan (1936) 439: Red was a skunk, a no-do, no-work, crapping sonofabitch.
1948		K. Amis entry in St John’s College JCR Suggestions Book, Hilary Term in Leader (2000) 170: The only emotions roused by the sight of a new Carter letter (Christ) are SAVAGE BOREDOM, felt physically like a pang of earache, and CRAPPING CONTEMPT.
1993		I. Welsh Trainspotting 5: C’moan ya crappin bastards!
2001		I. Welsh Glue 73: Thir aw crappin bastards whin ye git thum oan thir ain, one against one.
2012		(con. 1980s) I. Welsh Skagboys 15: The crappin cunts [...] it’s fuckin no right.