croc

American

[krok] / krɒk /

noun

Informal.

crocodile.

croc British

/ krɒk /

noun

short for crocodile crocodile crocodile

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of croc

First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

croc

Among the most remarkable was Sarcosuchus, a giant predator nicknamed the "super croc" that could reach 12 meters in length.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Paleontologists formally identified the "terror croc" as a distinct species in 2020 and named it Deinosuchus schwimmeri in Schwimmer's honor.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

The croc took a dip at the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort in Port Douglas, but its appearance didn't seem to bother holidaymakers one little bit.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

Spread across the floor is a massive croc skin.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025

It’s a-using up of the good food as the croc don’t want, and which would all be wasted, for he ain’t a clean-feeding sort of beast.

From Fitz the Filibuster by Harold Piffard

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023