Meanings
nounkrump (uncountable)
- uncountableKrumping: an energetic style of hip-hop dance
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.
2009 February 18, Kristin Rushowy, “Schools seek more police as crime drops”, in Toronto Star
Origin
Early 21st century, probably an alteration of crunk.
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APA
krump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krump
MLA
“krump.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krump. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “krump,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krump.
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