noun
Music Slang
Crib
/krɪb/ · noun · slang
Your home or place — where you live and chill.
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Definitions
1
Someone's house, apartment, or place of residence.
“Come through to my crib later.”
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Any spot you call your own and hang out in.
“We chilled at the crib all weekend.”
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3
A home presented as a status symbol, especially a lavish one.
“His crib has a pool and a home theater.”
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Crib In A Sentence
Pull up to the crib, we're ordering pizza.
She just got the keys to her new crib downtown.
Whole crew's at my crib for the game tonight.
Origin & Usage
AAVE for 'home' going back decades, but supercharged in the 90s by hip-hop and later by MTV's 'Cribs' (2000), which made it shorthand for a flashy celebrity house.
People Also Ask
What does 'crib' mean in slang?
It means your home, house, or apartment, the place where you live and hang out.
Where does 'crib' for house come from?
It's longstanding AAVE that hip-hop made mainstream in the 90s, later cemented by MTV's show Cribs.
Is 'crib' still used today?
Yes, it's still common slang for one's home, though it carries a 90s/2000s hip-hop vibe.
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