crick
Dialect
- Meaning
- Stream (rural pronunciation of "creek").
- Type
- Dialect Word
- Used in
- Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Appalachia
What does “crick” mean
Same word as "creek" but pronounced with a short i. Marks the speaker as rural Midwestern or Appalachian. Often used together with "holler" in storytelling.
Where it's used
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