Dictionary

rec en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɹɛk/
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, not-comparable) Clipping of recreational.
   alt of recreational

rec en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɹɛk/
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable) Clipping of recreation.
   alt of recreation
   • At 11 o'clock, school's out, and it's time for rec.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal) Clipping of recreation ground.
   alt of recreation ground
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal) Clipping of recommendation.
   alt of recommendation
   • Your parents are suddenly old. Your kids are likely still very young, if you have them — many my age are exchanging fertility doctor recs the way we used to hype new bands. 2025 December 3, Lizzy Goodman, “Lily Allen’s West End Girl Midlife Crisis Is Inspiring”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
   • “Got any recs?” “What are you looking for?” “Something angry,” I said. 2018, Jonathan Evison, Lawn Boy, page 48:

Forms

Deriveds

rec league · rec hall · rec room

Synonyms

recc · reccy

rec en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɹɛk/
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (informal, transitive) To recommend.
2. (informal, transitive) To record.

Forms

Synonyms

recc