crab

crab
 n.β€” Β«According to Parker, it didn’t take him and Davis long to spot some “crabs”β€”a derogatory term for Cripsβ€”who were easily identified by their “flags,” or blue bandannas.Β» β€”β€œIn Durham, β€˜Everybody needs some protection’” by John Stevenson Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina) Mar. 28, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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