Meanings
nouncrem (plural crems)
plural crems
- UKcolloquialcrematorium
[…] many funeral services in the UK take place at “the crem” where there are chapel-type rooms for services.
2015, Pamela A. Brown, Britain Unravelled: A North American Guide to the UK1 more example
The rest of it's the same: £7.00 for sanitizing and robing, £13.00 for the crematorium which includes the minister but I don't think I can get a rebate even if there's no service, 50p gratuity for the chappie at the crem.
2000, Russell Hoban, The Turtle Diary, page 175
Origin
Shortening.
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APA
crem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crem
MLA
“crem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crem. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crem,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crem.
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