crep
/kɹɛp/
crep noun: trainer (sports shoe).
Noun
crep (plural creps)
- trainer (sports shoe)
- He skulked, like his creps was made out of lead. His skin, normally like polished bronze, was drained flat, as if he'd been bleached. When I smiled and said hello to him, Husayn looked at me from fifty miles away.2011, Chyna Chyna, FAM: Rolling in a London Girl Gang
- The others hollered. “He's sicked up all over his creps!” Chips exclaimed.2013, Mark Dawson, The Cleaner, page 7
Forms of crep
| plural | creps |
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Origin of crep
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole crep.
Words that rhyme with crep
Questions about crep
- What does crep mean?
- Crep means trainer (sports shoe).
- What part of speech is crep?
- Crep is a noun.
- How do you pronounce crep?
- Crep is pronounced /kɹɛp/.
- What is the plural of crep?
- The plural of crep is creps.
Words near crep in the dictionary
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