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Date: Jul 24 2003

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“Right now I don’t really go out to clubs at all. I turn my crib into a club. I’ll turn my radio on and dance all night long!”

- Singer Mary J. Blige on partying. (VH1)

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

house, home, apartment, place of residence, place where one lives

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

A crib is a bed where a baby sleeps. But in slang, your crib is the place you live. Your crib could be your parent’s house, your apartment or your dorm room. It doesn’t matter what it is – if you live there, it can be called your crib.

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

””Hey, let’s chill at your crib tonight. I’m bored with hanging out at home.”“

””We can watch a movie at my crib if you want. I rented three good movies earlier today.”“

””Me and Jeff are going over to Michelle’s crib for dinner tonight. Do you want to come with us?”“

””I left my wallet at Joel’s crib. I need to swing by there and pick it up before we go out tonight.”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

crib = house
by Adua (Vancouver, USA)
i think crib means>>> bed or a place where a person sleeps !!
by reema (Jeddah, Saudia Arabia)
I think that she makes her home a club. She does not need to go to look for some additional entertainment.
by Antonio (Tianguá, Brazil)
i think crib means house.
by Lia (Jundiai – sp, Brazil)
Crib means her room, her house.
by Sherry (ShenZhen, China)
This means “home.” My house.
by MOONEUE (Seoul, Korea)
Crib is house or the place to live.
by Diane (Jakarta, Indonesia)
I THINK MARY WANTED TO SAY “CRIB” AS A “HOME”.
by GILSON (São Bernardo do Campo, Brasil)
A crib is a house. Mary J Blige is saying that she prefers to stay at home and turn her ‘crib’ (house) into a club.
by michelline (London, United Kingdom)
home or bedroom, I guess
by Peco (China)
Crib means house or apartment
by arash (Mashad, Iran)
It means ‘HOUSE’.
by Rosana (São Paulo, Brazil)
“my crib” means “my home”
by Monique (LIEGE, BELGIUM)
A crib here means a house.
by sun (Algiers, Algeria)
Crib in this usage could mean a person’s room or place of residence.
by Srikanth (Bangalore, India)
crib” means a room or a house.
by Cecile (Kaohsiung, R.O.C)
Crib means house, home, the place where someone live or stay.
by Tammy (Tainan, Taiwan)
Crib” = hut, home, pad… Ex: I’m jus’ chillin’ at my crib.
by Asad Khan (Karachi, Pakistan)
a crib is your house.
by laura (Corinth, United States)
Crib in this case seems to be dwelling, a house or apartment,where she lives an turned it into a club.
by César (Taubaté – SP, Brazil)
home, the place anybody lives
by athena (Paris, France)
It is probably means “home”. It seems small in size, maybe an apartment, a studio, or even a bedroom only, but well arranged just the way what the owner wants, nice and cozy.
by Joan (Berkeley, USA)
Crib is a place, I suppose in her house. Maybe a study. In that case, she turns that study into a club, dancing only the music she likes (in a public Club, she has to dance whaterever the DJ picks)
by Maria Elena (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
I guess crib means one’s own small and simple place.
by Ring (Taichung, Taiwan)
i think it means territory… she changes her territory into a club, where she could dance without other people
by ercan (Istanbul, Turkey)
her own private place; a place she thinks totally belongs to her, just like her own ‘heaven’ where she can enjoy herself.
by yim (Hong Kong, China)
crib” means a small narrow room.
by lata (Mumbai, India)

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