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creep

creep

314 6.8
A person who acts in a strange, unpleasant way that makes others feel uncomfortable
  • noun
  • /krip/
  • Offensive
translation icon : bicho raro
  • This creep thinks he's in love with me.

It's a lot of freaks and dreamers, creeps, weirdos.

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Examples

  • Uh, well, we can replace "stalker" with "creep," if that makes you feel better.

    Blog text (2)
  • Do you know who that little creep was?" He nodded.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • You might remember this creep from earlier.

  • - Yeah, it looks like some creep was giving you a hard time.

  • That little creep went to the police.

  • - What do you mean, like a creep?

  • There had been a falling out; she refused to work for "that creep" any longer.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The whole thing gave my wife the creeps, so she got out of there.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • First of all, if someone's a creep, they're a creep, right?

  • I always feel uneasy around that creep who stares at everyone on the bus.

Synonyms

weirdo
vscreep
  • Offensive
119 7.0

A person who acts in a strange or unusual way

stresses unpleasantness and others' discomfort rather than just unusual behaviour
spook
vscreep
  • Offensive
14 7.8

A person who seems strange and makes others uncomfortable

places more emphasis on making others feel uncomfortable or uneasy
weirdie
vscreep
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who acts in a strange way that others find unpleasant

focuses more on causing discomfort rather than only odd behaviour
weirdy
vscreep
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts strange and makes others uncomfortable

is more about causing discomfort or unease in others
total creepo
vscreep
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who makes other people feel uncomfortable or unsafe

is milder, describing oddness that may cause unease but less extreme

Compounds

A slow change that makes a project do more than planned

bracket creep
  • Literature
1 8.5

When inflation raises pay, people move into higher tax bands and pay more tax without getting richer

creep feed
  • Specialized
6.8

Special food given to young animals like piglets or calves that adults cannot reach

A small opening you look through to watch without being seen

How Creepy

monster
  • Offensive
470 3.3
menace
140 4.4
creep
  • Offensive
314 6.8
weirdo
  • Offensive
119 7.0
eccentric
1 7.0

Surface Forms

creep singular
creeps plural

Etymology

Creep meaning an unpleasant person comes from the idea of someone who 'creeps' around in a secret or strange way and makes your skin 'crawl', so the word now labels a person who makes others feel uncomfortable.