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crim

/kɹɪm/

crim noun: a criminal.

Noun

crim (plural crims)

  1. (Australia, UK, informal) A criminal.
    • We were the happiest, cheeriest bunch of crims in the whole prison.2012, Ian McTavish, A Prisoner's Wisdom: Transcending the Ego, page 128
    • Are the crims running Wentworth? Woman found murdered in Wentworth Correctional Centre.2018, “Bitter Pill”, in Wentworth
  2. (Philippines) A criminology student

Proper noun capitalized: Crim

Crim (plural Crims)

  1. A surname.

Forms of crim

Noun
pluralcrims
Proper noun
pluralCrims

Plural of crim: crims

Origin of crim

Clipping.

Phrases with crim

Words that rhyme with crim

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Questions about crim

What does crim mean?
Crim means a criminal.
What part of speech is crim?
Crim can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce crim?
Crim is pronounced /kɹɪm/.
What is the plural of crim?
The plural of crim is crims.

Words near crim in the dictionary

  1. Crilley
  2. Crilleys
  3. Crilly
  4. Crillys
  5. crillz
  6. crim
  7. crim con
  8. Crim.
  9. crim. con.
  10. crimance
  11. crimances

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