Creep

Created by Unknown User (bli2), last modified on Sep 21, 2008

VB The act of following around a member of the opposite sex that you find attractive. "That guy is hot, I am going to creep on him." – overheard at the I.B. S01 RH– VB to sneak up behind someone or without someone’s knowledge W3– VB the closest definition I could find here: to go, or enter stealthily or secretly HDAS- VB The escape stealthily, to abscond. First used in 1942. Source: Geneseo Dictionary of English, Spring 2001. -Mitchinson

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I tend to use "creep" as a noun in reference to a legitimately sketchy, unsavory character, in contrast to "creeper" which, to me, is considerably lighter and less insulting. For example, a creep is a guy who manipulates women, while a creeper is one who, perhaps, starts awkward conversations with you about your most recent Facebook status update.

Posted by era6 at Dec 02, 2008 00:28

Is this term exclusive to heterosexual relations? Why does the definition specify "opposite sex?"

Posted by drake at May 09, 2015 19:33

This term is not exclusive to Heterosexual relations. In fact, no one that was surveyed identified the word in this way. All of those surveyed identified this term to mean "someone acting in a way that was strange, weird, or off-putting or in a manner that made them uncomfortable. There is some sexual connotation to this, as in "someone being pervy", however that is not the sole interpretation. This term may also be used jokingly amongst friend groups. Ex. "I just stalked this guy’s Facebook profile." "You’re such a creep." 100% of those identified this word, but with a different definition. This word is not Geneseo specific. (Ali, A-F, 2019)

Posted by hea4 at Apr 13, 2019 20:27

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