English edit

Etymology edit

Early 21st century, probably an alteration of crunk.

Noun edit

krump (uncountable)

  1. Krumping: an energetic style of hip-hop dance
    • 2009 February 18, Kristin Rushowy, “Schools seek more police as crime drops”, in Toronto Star[1]:
      Martin Douglas has several projects on the go, including a Monday evening basketball game with students and other teens in the community, as well as a weekly "krumping out crime" where students gather after school in the cafeteria to do homework, and then learn krump, the urban dance style.

Old High German edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *krump, from Proto-Germanic *krumbaz.

Adjective edit

krump

  1. crooked

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • German: krumm