[Ads-l] "Crip" (Gang, Not in OED)

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crip (Gang, Not in OED)

1972 Los Angeles Times 8 Feb. Part 1, Page 3 / 4 (Newspapers.com)

One of the gangs is known as the Crips, which started out of Washington High School as an extortion and terror organization.

Fred Shapiro

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