crawl-in

noun

A protest at which wheelchair users crawl into a location to highlight its lack of accessibility for disabled people.

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Meanings

nouncrawl-in (plural crawl-ins)

plural crawl-ins

  1. A protest at which wheelchair users crawl into a location to highlight its lack of accessibility for disabled people.

    DPLF, which has held a regular picket at the non-accessible Sack theatres for several years, and which also holds periodic "crawl-ins" at non-accessible subway and bus stations, is a progressive organization for disabled people.

    1983 April 30, Maida Tilchen, “Disabled People's Liberation Meets in Boston”, in Gay Community News, page 3

Origin

Compare sit-in, kiss-in, etc.

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APA

crawl-in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawl-in

MLA

“crawl-in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawl-in. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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