recc

English

Etymology

Clipping of recommend, with doubled c to indicate pronunciation as /k/ rather than /s/.

Verb

recc (third-person singular simple present reccs, present participle reccing, simple past and past participle recced)

1. Alternative form of rec (“recommend”)
   • 1998 September 17, Shadow17th, Corals sold wholesale to the public?, rec.aquaria.marine.reefs:

     when i lived in Northwest florida....i recc...two places...Reefers Aquatics..in Pensacola...and Reef Encrustaceans....Destin Fl.... […] but i have to recc those two stores […]

   • 1998 October 29, Khyber, NEW: "Portions of Eternity" by Dianora 13/13 (NC17), alt.tv.x-files.creative:

     I first read this on the web a while back, and I'd like to recc it for a nice balance of action and characterisation and a "cinematic" kind of feel.

   • 2003 March 29, dirty_dave, “Brock Lesnar”, in rec.martial-arts (Usenet):

     ... not I. Is any of this making sense? did you skate through high school and skip college all together? want me to recc a couple of good books on logic […] ?

   • 2015, Jennifer Rosen, The Cork Jester's Guide to Wine: An Entertaining Companion (→ISBN), page 125, part 8, subsection title:

     RECCING MACHINE

     How and why I recommend the wines I do

   • 2017, Francesca Coppa, The Fanfiction Reader: Folk Tales for the Digital Age, →ISBN, page 247:

     Upon asking for Star Wars fanfiction recommendations, I was recced a story called “Have You Heard” by peradi, whose summary is “Finn sparks a revolution.”

Noun

recc (plural reccs)

1. Alternative form of rec (“recommendation”)
   • 1999 April 21, ASSC - REQ for reccs on Hartford- Gold Connection, alt.sex.strip-clubs, Usenet:

     ASSC - REQ for reccs on Hartford- Gold Connection. Thanks for previous replies on the Gold Club in Hartford. Whats the quality/mileage like next door […]

   • 2000 April 15, Z. G. Vinson, “Need hair product reccs.”, in alt.fashion (Usenet):

     Need hair product reccs. I have been searching for the perfect product for my hair for a very long time. I have found many good ones, but […]

   • 2000 September 28, SKEW999, gig bag recc. the best, in rec.music.makers.trumpet, Usenet:

     gig bag recc. the best. get a rocky mountain 2.5 case! they are great! better protection than a hard case and they weigh less […]

   • 2003 March 25, Yong Bakos, “book recc: The Seventh Dragon”, in rec.music.theory (Usenet):

     book recc: The Seventh Dragon. Google won't allow me to post a repy to an old thread I started two years ago regarding the question […]

   • 2004 March 4, "nobody" (username), needs reccs for Andrew Blake and Ninn Worx DVDs, rec.arts.movies.erotica, Usenet:

     Need reccs for his DVDs that are worth renting. Blake has done some good stuff also but most of it is lezbo action only.