Creek

• As an English surname, from Creake in Norfolk, a variant of the noun crag (“steep rugged cliff”).
• Also as an English surname, from the archaic noun cratch (“crib, manger”).
• As a German surname, Americanized from Krieg (“war, warfare”), Krück, Kruck (see Krug (“jug”) and Krücke (“crutch”)), Krick.
• As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Kreek (from the noun kreek (“creek”), see creek) and Kriek (from kriek (“cherry”)).
• The Native American tribe name is likely shortened from Ocheese Creek (the Hitchiti name for the body of water known today as the Ocmulgee River).

Creek (plural Creeks or Creek)

1. One of a Native American tribe from the Southeastern United States, also known as the Muscogee.

Creek

1. The Muskogean language of the Creek tribe.
2. A surname.

Creek (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Creek tribe.

   The chieftain was well versed in Creek history.

• Walker, Willard B. (2004). "Creek Confederacy Before Removal," in Raymond D. Fogelson (ed.), Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 14: Southeast. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution.

• Ethnologue entry for Creek, mus ⁠

Blend of Craig +‎ Tweek (an alteration of tweak).

Creek

1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Craig Tucker and Tweek Tweak from the South Park series. [from 2005]
   • 2015 November 2, Brian Feldman, “How Gay-Themed South Park Fan Art Wound Up on the Show”, in Vulture‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: Vox Media, →OCLC, archived from the original on 4 November 2015:

     For at least a decade, people on the internet have been drawing fan art of the love between this two characters (a ship known as "Creek"). A cursory search of DeviantArt shows Creek art dating back to 2005. And when Trey Parker and Matt Stone decided it was finally time to acknowledge Creek and their surprisingly robust online fandom, they went straight to the source, soliciting real drawings from users online.

   • 2016 February 9, Paige Sammartino, “Tweek X Craig: A Message to Parents of LGBTQ Kids”, in Megan Purdy, editor, WomenWriteAboutComics‎^[2], archived from the original on 26 July 2020:

     The episode’s humor and heart speak to viewers bemused at the concept of yaoi and devoted “Creek” shippers alike, but it isn’t the child characters learning something by the show’s conclusion. Instead, it’s a father who learns a lesson about being a better parent to his son.

   • 2025 September 20, Michael Boyle, “5 Essential South Park Episodes Everyone Should Watch At Least Once”, in /Film‎^[3], Fishers, Ind.: Static Media, archived from the original on 20 September 2025:

     This [“Tweek vs. Craig”] is a regular season 3 outing that aired in June 1999, and I picked it not merely because I'm a hardcore Creek shipper.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Creek.

• Creek (fandom) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• ecker, Kerce