Crip

See also: crip

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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

    Originally from crib, reflecting the young age of most gang members; later influenced by cripple, referring to the canes they used to carry. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Noun

    Crip (plural Crips)

    1. 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.

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