crockpotEtymologyFrom Crock-Pot (1971), brand name of slow cooker by The Rival Company, from crock + pot. Coined by duplication and assonance.crockpot means A slow cooker. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.nounA slow cooker.verbTo cook (food) in a slow cooker.