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cro en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /kɹəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /kɹoʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Indo-European *grebʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *grébʰ-ōn ~ *grbʰ-n-ōs Proto-Germanic *krebô Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ Proto-West Germanic *kribbjā Old English cribb Middle English crib English crib English Crip English c- Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *brōþēr Proto-West Germanic *brōþer Old English brōþor Middle English brother English brotherclip. English bro English cro From c- (“Crip”) + bro.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of bro (“a male comrade or friend”).
    • Every night, late night like I'm Jimmy Fallon / Cro shoot from anywhere like he Ray Allen 2022 November 11, Drake, 21 Savage, “Circo Loco”, in Her Loss:

Forms

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cros Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

crodie

Synonyms

bro

Source: en.wiktionary, “cro” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

cro en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /kɹəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /kɹoʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Clipping of chronic (“marijuana”).

Meanings

  1. (Multicultural-London-English, slang, uncountable) Synonym of marijuana.
    • Oh no, here we go, but I'm busy bagging my cro / Gotta go to my drum, but I got buds / So let me just have a quick smoke (quick smoke) 2017 March 26, SL, “Gentleman”:

Synonyms

herb · devil's lettuce · doja · twig · grass · cannabis · marijuana · marijuana · greenery · cheeba · boo · hemp · method · ganja · Mary Joanna · buddha · zaza · marihoochie · weed · sweetleaf · ganj · wacky tobaccy · mull · broccoli · hash · pot · daccha · hashish · green · doobage · MJ · benj · gage · shit · endo · dank · Texas tea · djamba · yarndie · dope · zombie · muggle · sens · bud · reefer · bhang · puff · tea · sensimilla · choof · sensimillia · mezz · Mary Jane · trees