A surname.
Used in a Sentence
abercrombie
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for abercrombie.
Editorial note
It's like getting mad at yourself because you don't look like that perfectly cut (and photoshopped) Abercrombie model.
Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A surname.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of abercrombie gathered in one view.
A number of places:
A hamlet near St Monance, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5102).
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for abercrombie.
noun
A surname.
noun
A number of places:
noun
A hamlet near St Monance, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5102).
noun
A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Example sentences
It's like getting mad at yourself because you don't look like that perfectly cut (and photoshopped) Abercrombie model.
Last year Abercrombie was everything; this year, the fashionable people are obsessive in their knowledge of clothing.
That's also like that Abercrombie and Fitch CEO who was attacked for what he did and say.
There might not be Abercrombie & Fitch departments in Walmart, but there are certainly Apple-store-themed electronics sub-departments within Best Buy.
Is this like Abercrombie and Fitch where they only want the hotties in their shirts?
Corporations express opinions (morality) all the time (eg, Chick-fil-A/gay marriage, Abercrombie & Fitch/fat people).
Pets.com, Diapers.com, Abercrombie and Fitch, and many other major brands used Kiva robots.
There is an ethical line however, otherwise we'd all be advertising our startups with naked Abercrombie & Fitch models.
I think companies like Abercrombie & Fitch are feeling the hurt as a result of this.
Kids don't go to Walmart looking for the Abercrombie & Fitch department.
On the other hand, I gained 50lbs from when I was a 'skinny kid' in high school and nothing at Abercrombie even fits.
On the other hand, it would also look similar to how Abercrombie & Fitch refuses to make clothes in large sizes, in order to prevent fat people from shopping in their stores.
Quote examples
Not entirely sure, but I've heard Abercrombie gets around this be having the job titles of all their floor workers be "models"
And this is why Abercrombie&Fitch has no cashiers, only "models".
“You can buy a plaid shirt at Abercrombie that’s like $70,” said Daniela Donayre, 17, standing in a Topshop in Manhattan.
Similarly, I worked on a group project with a few prototypical "frat boys" with their Abercrombie sweaters and backwards baseball caps, and found myself surprised that they were smart as hell, too.
Proper noun examples
Joe Abercrombie's books (the First Law trilogy and three semi-sequels) hit some of the same notes.
Abercrombie is for 19-21 years, so it doesn't even matter in the long run.
No one has mentioned The Blade Itself and its successors by Joe Abercrombie?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use abercrombie in a sentence?
It's like getting mad at yourself because you don't look like that perfectly cut (and photoshopped) Abercrombie model.
What does abercrombie mean?
A surname.
What part of speech is abercrombie?
abercrombie is commonly used as noun.