CRIPS

What Does CRIPS Mean?

CRIPS is an Association of US Street Gangs.

The CRIPS are one of the largest associations of street gangs in the United States. It is a collection of gangs that have adopted a common culture, with membership estimated to be 30,000 to 35,000.

Most CRIPS are African-American males from the Los Angeles metropolitan area, but there are CRIPS gangs in 221 cities in 41 states. Their main source of income is the street-level distribution of drugs.

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"Association of US Street Gangs" is the most common definition for CRIPS on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
CRIPS
Definition:Association of US Street Gangs
Type:Word
Guessability:
4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:
Adults and Teenagers

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See Also

BLAD (fellow gang member) BLOODS (association of US street gangs) CHOLO (Mexican gangster) GANG (cool, group of people) GD (gangsta disciple) GOBLIN (gangster) JIT (young gangster) MANDEM (gang, group of male friends) WOO (court the favor of, pseudoscience, New York gang)