cronem

English

Alternative forms

• cro'nem

Etymology

From cro (“a male comrade or friend”).

Noun

cronem (countable and uncountable, plural cronems)

1. (MTE, slang) A male comrade or friend; (also) a group of males.

   Synonyms: brodie, crodie, cro

   • 2020 February 13, “HEATER” (1:35 from the start)‎^[1]performed by Tallup Twinz ft. Dizzle and Kemsav:

     I'm with my cronems, from the sandbox to playground / We got 200, then we go in for the take down

   • 2023 June 23, “With the Mandem” (0:56 from the start)‎^[2]performed by Top5 ft. Why G, Asian Doll, and 6ixbuzz:

     Baby come and smoke dubs, wit' the cronem / Ran through so many guns, I never sold them

   • 2024 June 3, “Wah Gwan Delilah” (1:25 from the start)‎^[3]performed by Snowd4y ft. Drake:

     Wah gwan, Delilah, double-date me if you like me / Brought my cronem for your bestie / Sorry, he's wearin' a shiesty, he's not beat / It's just too smokey in these streets

See also

possibly analogous

• boydem
• gyaldem
• mandem

 

Further reading

• “cronem”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.