croc
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5.1
- noun
- /krɒk/
- Informal
:
Crocs
- During the summer, many people opt for crocs because they are easy to slip on.
- mock croc
- Croc clogs
Examples
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His favorite footwear for lounging at home is a pair of bright red croc shoes.
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More kid crocs approached.
Fiction book (2001) -
- Put that Croc on there.
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- My Croc is stuck.
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Just lay the croc right there.
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Are you a croc customer?
Blog text (6) -
You know what I hate about crocs, mate?
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Alright, let's go check out some crocs.
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Nah, we need the crocs, mate.
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We're looking for crocs.
Synonyms
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3.2
A brand of colorful, casual foam shoes people wear for comfort
A light, comfortable shoe made of soft plastic with holes that let air reach your feet
Compounds
A light, comfortable shoe made of soft plastic with holes that let air reach your feet
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Croc (shoe) comes from the brand name Crocs, which used a short, animal-like name for its plastic clogs; people then started calling a single shoe a 'croc' for short, so the word simply means the comfortable, casual shoe by that company.