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creeper

[kree-per] / ˈkri pər /
NOUN
runner
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I don’t want to sound like a creeper, but I’ve seen your own mother’s Instagram page for you, and that woman loves you.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

Kittelberger photographed the pictured 'Akikiki, also called Kauai's creeper, in the Alaka'i Wilderness Preserve in 2022, when it was believed around 70 or so remained in the wild; today, only one individual remains.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

A short teaser trailer shows a green creeper character from the game scuttle into the middle of a black screen before exploding in a pixelated grey cloud.

From BBC • May 30, 2024

Wes Craven went from a genre journeyman to a horror icon — and launched one of the most venerable slasher franchises ever — with this 1984 creeper.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2022

“But you don’t have to be such a creeper about it.”

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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