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crep en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kɹɛp/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole crep.

Meanings

1. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) trainer (sports shoe)
   • The others hollered. “He's sicked up all over his creps!” Chips exclaimed. 2013, Mark Dawson, The Cleaner, page 7:
   • "Cadet, Cadet!" Not every day, fam. Can't you see why it's long? I just wanna get my creps and be gone. 2017, “Uber Everywhere Freestyle 2”performed by Cadet (rapper):
   • 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:

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