Creek

creek English + language Etymology 1 As an English surname, from Creake in Norfolk, a variant of the noun en crag steep rugged cliff. Also as an English surname, from the archaic noun en cratch crib crib, manger. As a en de - surname, Americanized from en Krieg war, warfare, en Krück, en Kruck (see de Krug jug and de Krücke crutch), en Krick. As a en nl - surname, Americanized from en Kreek (from the noun nl kreek creek, see en creek) and en Kriek (from nl kriek cherry). The Native American tribe name is likely shortened from Ocheese Creek (the Hitchiti name for the body of water known today as the Ocmulgee River). Noun s * One of a Native American tribe from the Southeastern United States, also known as the Muscogee. en Marnie Hunter How the Southern city of Macon went from ‘ghost town’ to ‘popping’ destination w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/23/travel/macon-georgia-best-towns-america 2024-06-23 Revis, who moved to Macon two-and-a half years ago to work on the park effort, noted that after the Muscogee (Creek) were removed to Oklahoma, the site became a slave plantation. https://web.archive.org/web/20240810070345/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/23/travel/macon-georgia-best-towns-america Derived terms en Creek County Translations Native American tribesmember Cherokee: chr ᎠᎫᏌ German: de Krik m, de Krik-Indianer m Unami: unm Màshku Proper noun The Muskogean language of the Creek tribe. en. Translations language Creek: mus Mvskoke Czech: cs Kríkština French: fr creek f Irish: ga Créicis f Russian: ru крикский, ru маскоги Turkish: tr Krikçe Adjective - Of or pertaining to the Creek tribe. en The chieftain was well versed in Creek history. References Walker, Willard B. (2004). "Creek Confederacy Before Removal," in Raymond D. Fogelson (ed.), Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 14: Southeast. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. Further reading mus Etymology 2 en Craig Tweek (an alteration of en tweak). Proper noun en fandom slang The en ship fandomnoun of characters Craig Tucker and Tweek Tweak from the South Park series. from 2005 en 2 November 2015 Brian Feldman How Gay-Themed South Park Fan Art Wound Up on the Show Vulture https://web.archive.org/web/20151104064502/https://www.vulture.com/2015/10/south-park-yaoi-gay-fan-art.html New York, N.Y. w:Vox Media 1262389856 For at least a decade, people on the internet have been drawing fan art of the love between this two characters (a ship known as "Creek"). A cursory search of DeviantArt shows Creek art dating back to 2005. And when Trey Parker and Matt Stone decided it was finally time to acknowledge Creek and their surprisingly robust online fandom, they went straight to the source, soliciting real drawings from users online. en 9 February 2016 Paige Sammartino Tweek X Craig: A Message to Parents of LGBTQ Kids Megan Purdy w:WomenWriteAboutComics https://web.archive.org/web/20200726120521/https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2016/02/tweek-x-craig/ The episode’s humor and heart speak to viewers bemused at the concept of yaoi and devoted “Creek” shippers alike, but it isn’t the child characters learning something by the show’s conclusion. Instead, it’s a father who learns a lesson about being a better parent to his son. en 20 September 2025 Michael Boyle 5 Essential South Park Episodes Everyone Should Watch At Least Once w:/Film https://web.archive.org/web/20250920202144/https://www.slashfilm.com/1936209/south-park-essential-episodes-everyone-watch-once/ Fishers, Ind. w:Static Media This “Tweek vs. Craig” is a regular season 3 outing that aired in June 1999, and I picked it not merely because I'm a hardcore Creek shipper. en Further reading Creek (fandom) Anagrams en ceekr ecker Kerce en Languages M/M ships (fandom) Native American tribes Ships with portmanteau names (fandom) South Park