creps

/ krɛps /

plural noun

1. an informal name for training shoes

Word History and Origins

Origin of creps¹

of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

But every page, by dint of sheer linguistic exuberance, carries its own adventure: “The guy’s dirty trainers were too near my creps, making me milly.”

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Attorney Aaron Creps says the police department has agreed to make changes to its training curriculum, requiring new recruits to watch a video about the consequences of reckless driving.

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Back then, NorthWestern requested proposals for CREPs that could be built and operational within 18 months.

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The utility has not yet complied with the CREPs requirement for 2017 or 2018.

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Before the internet it used to be that finding a cool pair of trainers, or runners, sneakers, kicks, creps or whatever you want to call them, went something along these lines:

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