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krump

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English

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Etymology

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Early 21st century, probably an alteration of crunk.

Noun

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krump (uncountable)

  1. Krumping: an energetic style of hip-hop dance
    • 2009 February 18, Kristin Rushowy, “Schools seek more police as crime drops”, in Toronto Star[1]:
      Martin Douglas has several projects on the go, including a Monday evening basketball game with students and other teens in the community, as well as a weekly "krumping out crime" where students gather after school in the cafeteria to do homework, and then learn krump, the urban dance style.

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *krump, from Proto-Germanic *krumbaz.

Adjective

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krump

  1. crooked

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • German: krumm