rec

plural recs

1. abbreviationclippinginformaluncountableClipping of recreation.

   At 11 o'clock, school's out, and it's time for rec.

2. abbreviationclippingcountableinformalClipping of recreation ground.

   Synonyms: reccy

3. abbreviationclippingcountableinformalClipping of recommendation.

   “Got any recs?” “What are you looking for?” “Something angry,” I said.

   2018, Jonathan Evison, Lawn Boy, page 48

   1 more example

   Your parents are suddenly old. Your kids are likely still very young, if you have them — many my age are exchanging fertility doctor recs the way we used to hype new bands.

   2025 December 3, Lizzy Goodman, “Lily Allen’s West End Girl Midlife Crisis Is Inspiring”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

   Synonyms: recc

present singular third person recs · present singular third person rec's · participle present reccing · participle present recing · participle present rec'ing · participle past recced · past recced · participle past reced · past reced · participle past rec'd · past rec'd · participle past rec'ed · past rec'ed

1. informaltransitiveTo recommend.

   Synonyms: recc

2. informaltransitiveTo record.

1. abbreviationclippinginformalnot comparableClipping of recreational.