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USA slang
Ones home or apartment (informal).
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Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Tone
Casual and context-dependent.
Region
USA
Formality
Informal.
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crib means Ones home or apartment (informal). It is best read as usa slang associated with USA.
"crib" means Ones home or apartment (informal). In USA, the nuance may be more specific.
Casual and context-dependent.
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Context-dependent
A couch or sofa (more common among older generations)
One's living quarters or home.
Apartment; house (very informal, old slang).
House; residence (often informal).
A cheap communal housing layout where rooms face each other across a corridor and tenan...
Apartment; rental unit (widely used Hinglish term).
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