(verb) /ˈhər-mət-krab-iŋ/
The act of immediately taking over something that someone else has just vacated — like a gym machine, seat, parking spot, or any resource — the moment it’s free.
Inspired by the behavior of hermit crabs, which move into empty shells left behind by others.
Related Emojis:
• 🦀👀 = watching and waiting
• 🦀💨 = swooping in fast
• 🦀🪑 = stealing a seat
• 🦀♻️ = reusing what someone else just left behind
The act of immediately taking over something that someone else has just vacated — like a gym machine, seat, parking spot, or any resource — the moment it’s free.
Inspired by the behavior of hermit crabs, which move into empty shells left behind by others.
Related Emojis:
• 🦀👀 = watching and waiting
• 🦀💨 = swooping in fast
• 🦀🪑 = stealing a seat
• 🦀♻️ = reusing what someone else just left behind
1. “That guy just left the squat rack — I’m hermitcrabing it before someone else does.”
2. “I saw you hermitcrab my chair when I got up for five seconds.”
3. “I’ve been crab-watching this treadmill for ten minutes. 🦀👀”
2. “I saw you hermitcrab my chair when I got up for five seconds.”
3. “I’ve been crab-watching this treadmill for ten minutes. 🦀👀”
by KatKryptic July 30, 2025