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crib note

noun

Etymology

From crib + note.

  1. derived from *newd-✻ — “to acquire, make use of”
  2. inherited from *nutō✻ — “enjoyment, utilisation”
  3. inherited from *notu✻
  4. inherited from notu — “use, enjoyment, advantage, profit, utility”
  5. inherited from note — “use, usefulness, profit”
  6. compounded as crib note — “crib + note”

Definitions

  1. A brief reminder or item of information written on a slip of paper or in a concealable…

    A brief reminder or item of information written on a slip of paper or in a concealable place such as on one's arm, as an aid for a public speaker or for use by a student or other person cheating during an examination.

    • The brains in Spain stay mainly on the plain of honorable cheating in the universities. . . . Some crib notes were submitted attached to all manner of haberdashery and footwear (usually pasted on insteps).
    • A "mole" working for Ronald Reagan's presidential campaign purloined Jimmy Carter's crib notes shortly before the 1980 campaign debates.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA