Definition of a crab

crab

adjective

• To use somebody's intoxicants without the intention to contribute financially despite circumstances.

  You ain't about to crab off of me!

  Last edited on May 14 2013. Submitted by M. Dollaz from Palatka, FL, USA on Apr 17 2010.

noun

• a member of the Crips gang.

  Last edited on May 13 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Mar 08 2005.

• Someone who never likes to financially contribute to anything as long as they are in the presence of company.

  I don't like to buy liquor around Dale, he's a crab.

  Last edited on May 14 2013. Submitted by M. Dollaz from Palatka, FL, USA on Apr 17 2010.

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crab cat	Definitions include: to hold down others from social progression.
crabs	Definitions include: a lice infestation of the pubic hair.
crabs, the	Definitions include: an unspecified venereal disease.

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