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Crip
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crip
English
Alternative forms
en ♿ internet slang
Etymology
en gang crib<id:bed> 1
Originally from en crib, reflecting the young age of most gang members; later influenced by en cripple, referring to the canes they used to carry. en
Noun
A member of Crips, a violent Los Angeles criminal gang who typically wear blue and have an intense and bitter rivalry with the Bloods.
2009, DaShaun "Jiwe" Morris, War of the Bloods in My Veins:
My union with the neighborhood kids teaches me Bloods don't say or write words starting with c's. This is how Bloods disrespect Crips. They replace all c's with k's or b's and cross out all remaining c's in the word.
Coordinate terms
en Blood
Derived terms
en c- Crip out Crip walk cro crodie