crim
A clipped, casual term for a criminal — straightforward, no-nonsense shorthand used in everyday speech across the UK and Australia.
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🟣Detenen un home per l’assassinat d'una dona al nord de Tenerife. El crim amb arma blanca s'investiga com un cas de violència masclista. Més informació ⬇️
If you’re still looking for prey, I’d love to see my little devil guy Crim in one ^^
#CrimsonCrown: A Stormere Tale, Episode 8 - A Kingdom in Ruins (Series Finale) www.thetvratingsguide.com/2026/04/crim...
This is so awful.The victim, Jo Shaw, thought she had finally got away from her abuser. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.the-independent.com/news/uk/crim...
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A clipped, casual term for a criminal — straightforward, no-nonsense shorthand used in everyday speech across the UK and Australia. It strips away any drama or formality from 'criminal,' making it feel like a known quantity rather than a dramatic accusation. Detectives use it in procedural dramas, journalists use it in tabloids, and ordinary people use it when talking about someone in the neighbourhood who's up to no good. Short, sharp, and unmistakable.
The detective had been tracking the same crim for three years before finally making the arrest.
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(UK, Australia, informal) A criminal.
“🟣Detenen un home per l’assassinat d'una dona al nord de Tenerife. El crim amb arma blanca s'investiga com un cas de violència masclista. Més informació ⬇️”
— Bluesky· May 2026“If you’re still looking for prey, I’d love to see my little devil guy Crim in one ^^”
— Bluesky· May 2026“#CrimsonCrown: A Stormere Tale, Episode 8 - A Kingdom in Ruins (Series Finale) www.thetvratingsguide.com/2026/04/crim...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“This is so awful.The victim, Jo Shaw, thought she had finally got away from her abuser. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“www.the-independent.com/news/uk/crim...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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