Crowning
The leaping of flames from one treetop to another, as with the spread of forest fires. ('the uncontrollable crowning spread the forest fire across the river') The word 'crown' had already More…
cru
(1) the international collegiate organization Campus Crusade for Christ founded in 1951 in UCLA; (2) the Rice University chapter of Campus Crusade for Christ =Founded in 1951, Campus More…
cru time
a time zone that is approximately 15 minutes later than the standard time zone at any location =Cru time is a compounding of cru and time. Cru is a clipping from crusade, which in turn is More…
cru yer roommate
an event hosted by the Rice University chapter of Campus Crusade for Christ, in which the roommates of the members are invited to the large group meeting of cru (Campus Crusade for Christ); More…
Crud
An interjection that expresses disappointment, or disapproval for something. Crud is used when an individual is frustrated or discontent about a particular situation. The word More…
Crufty
Of software, poorly designed and needlessly complex, with many useless elements. Interpretation of intended meaning: Junky, crummy, cruddy. Presumed reason for coinage: Unknown; there are a More…
Cruise
to go flirting casually Probably taken by metaphor from cruise, to move slowly, to shop to get extended to shopping for people of the opposite sex to mate with. Speaker wanted to invoke More…
Cruising
The act of driving a car at a certain speed with an overall feeling of rest and relaxation. To cruise in a car, is similar to how a boat cruises in the ocean. Cruising is used to give the More…
crumbs
interjection – used to express annoyance with oneself reason used: instead of saying “crap” aloud, one can say “crumbs” with more dignity Etymology : blend More…
crummage
(noun) the collection of crumbs from crackers or flour and butter that form when baking crusts for pies or tarts. =Used in reference to food, especially pie crust. Slightly reminiscent of More…
crump
appearing nice, cool, fancy B. was describing my attire how it looked nice on me. The word crump originally means to crush or crunch with the teeth, and it seems like B. used the word in More…
crumpy
1)annoying, frustrating 2) useless Product of creative formation with no past etymology; Could be related to grumpy from “grump” meaning “ill humor” in 1727 that was widened to causing ill More…
crumulent
1. Legitimate This episode of “The Simpsons” included a linguistic reference to how some regions might use words that are completely unique to even just a single town. The More…
crunch culture
A company culture of constantly asking its employees to work overtime before the release of a new product. =“Crunch” as a noun means “A crisis, a decisive point, event, confrontation, More…
Crunch time
The time in a competitive game where the pressure is on for the teams to lock down the win. =Alright, Alex Rodriguez is up, and it’s crunch time, so we should be fine. Etymology : More…
Crunchatize
To make something gain the property of being crunchy. The term was coined by a breakfast cereal company as part of its slogan- “Crunchatize me cap’n”. The original meaning seemed to be More…
Crunchy
interested in environmental issues, vegetarianism, alternative spirituality, or overall political correctness, or dressing in a style associated with persons sharing such concerns More…
crunk
Wild, out-of-control, crazy, esp. when due to the effects of alcohol. As explained to me, it’s supposed to be a blend of the words CRAZY and DRUNK, implying to me that the party was More…
crunk
To get drunk and have a good time. =Get crunk, who u wit. Etymology : crunk. Blend of 'crazy' and 'drunk' =Lil Jon and The Eastside Boyz