crodie

English

Etymology

Blend of Crip (“a member of the Crips gang”) +‎ brodie; however, the word does not necessarily refer to a member of the Crips.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɹoʊ.di/

Noun

crodie (plural crodies)

1. (MTE, slang) Synonym of brodie (“a close friend; a man deserving of admiration”)
   • 2017, “My Team”, in Northside Jane, performed by Why S, Tallup Twinz, and Burna Bandz:

     Lot of shooters on my squad but we ain't the Pacers (Ain't hoopin' though) / Crodie got aim but the glizz' still got a laser (Got a beam jawn)

   • 2019, “War”, in Dark Lane Demo Tapes, performed by Drake:

     Wassa, wassa, just like the crodie Pressa, I don't do no passa / Link with Skull and Cuz and Jamie ah yard and we deh pon Gaza

   • 2020, “Money Over Fallouts”, in Daystar, performed by Tory Lanez:

     Kill or be killed, that's the reason I don't have friends / Niggas lyin' on the crodie, niggas sayin' I'm deported

   • 2022, “Circo Loco”, in Her Loss, performed by Drake and 21 Savage:

     And she took a score, now shorty gotta hydrate / And he did some dirt, now my crodie gotta migrate

   • 2024, “Euphoria”, performed by Kendrick Lamar:

     Don't speak on the family, crodie / It can get deep in the family, crodie / Talk about me and my family, crodie? / Someone gon' bleed in your family, crodie / I be at New Ho King eatin' fried rice with a dip sauce and a blammy, crodie / Tell me you're cheesin', fam / We can do this right now on the camera, crodie

Related terms

• cro