Here in India, I have heard people use the verb ‘crib’ to mean complain/gripe.
For example, they would say, “She’s always cribbing about the food in our canteen.”
But I have never seen it being used in that sense in any of the English movies/books.
Is it correct to use it that way?
Jamie_K
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I’ve never heard a native speaker use the word “crib” that way. Are you sure they’re not saying “gripe”?
I am sure it’s crib. And you know what…I really don’t think they will listen to me even if I try to correct them.
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I cannot find ‘crib’ in the prominent Anglo-Indian dictionaries on-line.
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Torsten
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