What it means
Your crew is your group, your people, the friends or teammates you do everything with. From the whole crew is here to just shouting crew at your closest circle. Tighter than acquaintances, looser than family.
Usage examples
"Bringing the whole crew to the gig on Saturday."
"Me and the crew have been friends since school."
"I'm linking up with the crew after work, you coming or what?"
"Whole crew pulled up and turned a dead night into a proper one."
Where it comes from
It comes from the older standard word crew, first used for a group working together, especially on ships. That plain team sense slid naturally into everyday English, where it started meaning the people you move with, hang with, and claim as your own little unit.
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