crem
See also: crèm
English
Etymology
Shortening.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛm
Noun
crem (plural crems)
- (Britain, colloquial) crematorium
- 2000, Russell Hoban, The Turtle Diary (page 175)
- The rest of it's the same: £7.00 for sanitizing and robing, £13.00 for the crematorium which includes the minister but I don't think I can get a rebate even if there's no service, 50p gratuity for the chappie at the crem.
- 2015, Pamela A. Brown, Britain Unravelled: A North American Guide to the UK
- […] many funeral services in the UK take place at “the crem” where there are chapel-type rooms for services.
- 2000, Russell Hoban, The Turtle Diary (page 175)
See also
German
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