n. 1. [cf. DAB crimp an artificial waviness or undulation of the hair] waves of tightly curled hair, natural for some people of mixed ancestry: Boy, I have a head full of crimps (Long). (Black)

2. [cf. SCRIMPS shrimp + simplification of initial consonant cluster] shrimp: 1918 [Whale:] I live anywhere to get crimps (Parsons 76). (Mayag.)