African-Americans Slang Dictionary

African-Americans Slang Dictionary

This dictionary is for people that want to improve their knowledge about AfricanAmericans slang talk. I hope that you will find it useful for you. Enjoy! Mr. Doody

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# 06'n 1. Lesbian activity. "Watch out pardna, yo girl is 06'n with my sista!" 187 1. v. murder. Derived from the police call sign. 2 cents 1. advice or opinion. "Ain't nobody askin' you for yo 2 cents!" 2 Step 1. n. A dance made popular by the song with the same name by DJ Unk & T-Pain Lyrical reference: DJ UNK/T-PAIN - 2 Step "2 Steppin lemme show you how I do this thang (thang!) Take yo left foot, put it out in the front…" 211 1. The police call sign for a robbery. 211 (two-eleven) 1. a carjacking. Derived from the police call sign. 24-7 1. adj. Twenty-four hours a day-seven days a week. "Seven Eleven is open 24-7." 3 Strikes 1. Highly controversial category of statutes enacted by state governments which require the state courts to hand down a mandatory and extended period of incarceration to persons who have been convicted of a serious criminal offense on three or more separate occasions. These statutes became very popular in the 1990s. "Louie got caught last night w/ some weed so you know he 3 strikes & out." 313 1. Area code that encompasses most of Detroit. It's infamous around the U.S. as being a bad area that scares most people. "I represent the 313 sucka!" 411 1. n. Information. Derived from the phone number for information. "I need the 411." 420 1. see "four-twenty" 5-0 1. n. (pronounced "five oh") A policeman. "Watch out! 5-0!" 8 ball 1. (n) Malt Liquor or Old English 800, a popular alcoholic drink in the hood. 2. (n) In drug terms, an eighth of an ounce.

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A a minute 1. A long time. Not just 60 seconds. "Dang! I haven't seen you in a minute, girl, where you been?" a'ight 1. (Pronounced "ite") All right Ace Boon Coon 1. A euphemistic way of saying my nigra or my best friend. Note: because of the use of the word 'coon' this is a very explosive word just like the 'N' word. African Americans may use it among themselves, but it is rude (and grounds for a beat down in some circles)for someone of another ethnicity to use it. In other words, it's an 'off-limits' word. "Johnny and me been down since we was shorties. You know he my Ace Boon Coon." all that 1. of a superior nature; wonderful or attractive. "Jaquin think he's all that." "That song is all that and a bag a chips!" all up in my biznezz 1. when someone is meddling in your affairs or dealings. They are "in your business." "Quit asking about my girl . . . why you all up in my biznezz?" all up in my grill 1. the act of being in someone's face. "Yo, you don't need to be all up in my grill unless you want me to put that smack-a-lack on ya!" all up in the kool-aid 1. v. in someone's business. "That's between me and Brian- don't be all up in the kool-aid!" Already 1. Slang for, "You already know". An acknowledgement like, "True-that" or "You know this" "You goin' to the party tonight? Already." anchors 1. Custom made wheels or rims for your car. "I made it big in the rap game & bought a car for my ma; now she sittin' on 20 inch anchors-readin' about her boy in the newspapers." audi or audi 5.0 1. To leave or depart. Derived from a play on the way 'outie' sounds **Also see outie or ‘outie 5000’. "This party is weak-I’m audi 5.0 . . ." aw yea 1. Oh, yes. aw naw 1. An expression used to express disagreement or disbelief. As if to say, “Oh, it isn’t so!” "Your man was with Jen last night." "Aw naw!"

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ax 1. ask. "Let me ax you somtin!" Lyrical reference: TWISTA LYRICS - Razzamatazz "Never ask, I ax, I get madder than Max Diggem smacks"

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B B 1. Your homeboy...like a brother. 2. Some youth still use this as a derogatory term for a female, short for bitch ba dink-a-dink 1. small rear end of a female. opposite of a ba dunk-a-dunk. "She all little, but I'll hit that ba-dink-a-dink like it was some ba-dunk-a-dunk!" baby daddy 1. a male, often a boyfriend or an ex-boyfriend. Most often means the father of, or someone who provides for, a female's child. Derived from "He is my baby's daddy. When my baby daddy get back, he'll bust you in your grill!" Lyrical reference: JOE LYRICS - Ain't Nothin' Like Me "Your man fiance trick ya baby daddy..." bacon 1. A term for the police. Derived from the earlier reference to police as “pigs.” "You smell bacon? Oh snap! Here comes 5.0." badunkadunk 1. n. A large rear end that looks good. **Also see “junk in the trunk” or "donk" Lyrical reference: TWISTA LYRICS - Badunkadunk ""All in your face when you're at the club, Badunkadunk"" baggin 1. v. To pick up on someone of the opposite sex. "Oh, Sherri baggin’ Mark." 2. v. To make fun of or to ridicule "Rasheed was baggin' on Dre' yesterday so hard that they almost got into a fight." bait 1. adj. To describe a location as unsafe, or high profile. Usually refers to the danger of being caught by police. "I ain’t smokin’ here, this place is mad bait." 2. adj. To describe a person who is too young to date or have sex with. aka: jail bait "Man, you tryin to get with that girl and you know she ain't nothin but bait'" baked 1. adj. The effect of smoking a lot of marijuana. To be stoned. "John's eyes are all bloodshot, I think he got baked at recess." Lyrical reference: T-PAIN LYRICS - I'm Hi ""I'm half baked like the guy on the couch..."" ball up 1. An exclamation stating the beginning of a basketball game. A statement clarifying that it is time to start or resume playing basketball now that everyone is ready. balla' 1. n. Someone who flaunts money. "Check out that baller over there . . . let's jack his car!" Lyrical reference: CHAMILLIONAIRE LYRICS - Pimp Mode ""Presidential in the Lincoln A Balla in the Beama Man..."" ballin 1. v. To flaunt money. To be noticeably rich. "Yo . . .check out his Mercedes . . . he ballin!" 5

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bamboozled 1. v. to get tricked or decieved. "We've been hoodwinked, tricked, bamboozled! We didn't land on Plymouth rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us!" Lyrical reference: TIMBALAND & MAGOO LYRICS - Deep In Your Memory ""We been hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray,"" bammer 1. n. The cheaper, brown leaf marijuana. 2. Something or someone who is NOT good or poor quality. Usually in the rural since of the phrase 'ghetto'. "Man, that CD is bammer!" Lyrical reference: TWIZTID LYRICS - So High ""I only smoke bammer if it's carefully sifted..."" bang 1. n. Any party, but especially a party where promiscuous girls may be present. "Let's check out that bang at Jo's crib tonight." 2. v. to have sex. "Check out that squirrel. Ooooo . . . I'm gonna bang that tonight!" 3. v. to fight. bangin' 1. adj.1- to discribe how good or intense a thing is "Yo man that new song by Tha Game is bangin!" 2. verb.-Running with a gang. (gang-banging) "I heard Jr. is bangin' now since he's been running with them kids on 81st street." bank 1. money. Usually a lot of it. "He got bank!" Lyrical reference: TOO $HORT LYRICS Sadity ""I know you got bank You're actin rude..."" bay 1. Derived from “baby.” A term of endearment towards the opposite sex. be easy 1. A plead for someone to calm down or relax. "Girl what you trippin for? Be easy!" beast 1. 1. n. Someone who excels in any area, but used most often used toward someone who dominates on the basketball court. "Shaq is a beast on the court." Lyrical reference: LIL' WAYNE LYRICS - I'm A Beast ""... I'm a beast..."" beat 1. v. A tern used in reference to having sex. "Aye yo Jonny! Sarah let me beat last night." 2. n. Violent physical abuse. "If that fool keeps talking all that smack, I'm gonna beat his ass." bee-atch 1. A way of saying the word “bitch.” beezy 1. This term came from the infamous rapper Mac Dre from Vallejo, CA. It pretty much means bitch. "That girl is such a beezy!"

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benjamins 1. money. Usually hundred dollar bills, hence the reference to Benjamin Franklin on the U.S. 100 dollar bill. "It's all about the benjamins." Lyrical reference: PUFF DADDY LYRICS - It's All About The Benjamins ""yeah it's all about the benjamins..."" bent 1. a skewed impression of reality. "You got me bent, I ain't like that." 2. to be high or drunk. "Jack got bent last night at that party." Lyrical reference: ALANIS MORISSETTE LYRICS - Bent 4 U ""I have bent for you and I've deprived..."" betty 1. n. an old school term for a girl/lady. "Man, look at that fine looking Betty" Lyrical reference: BUBBA SPARXXX LYRICS - Betty Betty ""Betty, uh-uh... wassup ladies?"" bi 1. (Short for bisexual.)Sexual and romantic attraction and activity with individuals of both genders. "I thought Jessica was lesbian, no, she’s bi." bia-tch 1. A term used to describe a person of rude behaviour; a word used in place of the word bitch. "Sally is such a bia-tch" Lyrical reference: OBIE TRICE LYRICS - Look In My Eyes ""On your bia-tch I done came too far..."" bicurious 1. Someone who is curiously attracted to members of the same sex. "Sara admitted last night that she is bicurious." big body 1. large vehicles such as SUV’s or older model big cars. "Look at the big body caddy." Lyrical reference: AVANT LYRICS - Six In Da Morning ""out the big body SUV's, blessed boozys..."" bill 1. Short for a hundred dollars; as in a hundred dollar bill. "Eh Mike, Jay told me he only paid six “Bills” for that car." Bird 1. A term for a young girl "Look at that bird over there by the food court...I'ma go and scoop that." 2. 36 ounces of cocaine "That scrub Jay got caught with a bird in his trunk...I told that fool to just say no!" biscuit 1. n. Another reference for a gun. (See also hammer and tool.) Lyrical reference: OBIE TRICE LYRICS - Look In My Eyes ""We on the corner wit a 40 and a biscuit..."" bitch slap 1. v. to condescend someone by slapping them like a pimp would slap a ho "You better shut up or you're gonna get bitch slapped!" Lyrical reference: LIL' WYTE LYRICS - Talkin' Ain't Walkin' ""Bitch slap that sucka...""

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bite it 1. v. To trip or fall down, usually hurting oneself. "Did you see Bobby bite it when he was trying to hop that rail?" bites 1. Another word for food. "Hey, let's go get some bites." 2. Also see "that bites." biting (bite'n) 1. to copy or an attemp to replicate the way another person does something. Also see "Biting Me." "All the wack rappers on the radio be bite'n my flow." biting me 1. (pronounced "bitin'me") Copying someone. Also see "Biting." "Man you know I bought this jacket first, why you biting me?" biz 1. n. Short for business. "You better handle you biz and stop acting like your problems are going to go away." blast 1. v. to confront someone in the public, to openly shame somone "What's up with Janet, she was yellin' at me and puttin' me on blast in 2nd period!" 2. To shoot a gun; usually in an attemp to murder someone. "Oh, boy keep talkin' and I'm a blast at him." blazin 1. v. lighting up Marijuana. "See those fellas over there? They were blazin- hope they don’t get caught!" 2. Very attractive. More than "hot." "Did you see her? man she was BLAZIN!" Lyrical reference: T.I. LYRICS - Limelight ""Love to keep the reefa blazin..."" bling-bling 1. (sometimes pronounced “Blang-Blang”) Used to be jewelry such as silver, platinum, or diamonds and sometimes gold. Now the word expands to describe extremely expensive style of clothes, cars and general life-style. "Did you see Donald Trump’s house in The Apprentice- I’ve never seen so much bling bling!" or "Jose’s blinging it!" Lyrical reference: BIRDMAN, LIL' WAYNE LYRICS - Over Here Hustlin' ""Bling bling king nigga, money ain't a thing..."" blingin 1. Shining because you are wearing so much jewelry. "Check you out David, you blingin tonight." block baller 1. Big time dealer. blood 1. A person you “chill wit.” 2. A gangsta dressed in the color red. blow 1. n. refers to cocaine. 2. adj. very bad. Although used as a verb, it is an adjective. Similar to “it sucks.”

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blowin' up 1. Calling someone on their phone, making it ring, (usually a cell phone). This term mostly means the ringing of the phone. "John keeps blowin' up my phone." 2. A term used to refer to one's growth in fame and/or fortune. Lyrical reference: ICE CUBE LYRICS - Today Was A Good Day ""My pager still blowin' up..."" blown 1. To be high or intoxicated when smoking marijuana. "Joey's been getting blown all day." blunt 1. n. usually a cigar filled with Marijuana. Sometimes just a large "joint." "Let's go smoke a blunt!" Lyrical reference: DR DRE LYRICS - Blunt Time "Blunt time-pull out your philly..."" blunted 1. v. Used in reference to being high or intoxicated from smoking marijuana usually in the form of a blunt (marijuana packed cigar). "Yo Son! I can't go to work today. I'm straight up blunted." bobble head 1. A female who likes to give oral sex on a regular. "Man, that girl was a bobble head last night." Bobby Brown 1. Marijuana/weed that is not very potent or preferably good; usually brown in color, hence the term Bobby Brown. "You wanna get high Johnny? I got some Bobby Brown." bobo 1. adj. Something that is fake/not genuine or is bootleg. "That chain you got is bobo." bomb 1. see "da bomb." bomb, the 1. see "da bomb" bone 1. (verb) the act of a male having sex with someone. "Did Steve bone that girl?" bones 1. money. "Nah man, that's bootleg. I can't go to the movies, I ain't got no bones." 2. n. dominos - refers to the color and original dominos material (i.e. ivory or actual animal bone) 3. n. dice. bong 1. a marijuana smoking utensil. Lyrical reference: AFROMAN LYRICS - Crazy Rap ""Stop and hit the bong like Cheech and Chong..."" boo 1. Your boyfriend/girlfriend. "Dat's my boo your messin' wit!" Lyrical reference: CAM'RON LYRICS - Me and My Boo ""The figgas wit you boo, screw...""

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boo boo 1. see "bootsie." Bookoo 1. An over abundance. A whole lot. Bookoo originated from the french word 'beaucoup' which means much or many. "Jason got bookoo beats on his website" boost 1. v. to steal. "I boosted these sneakers."

bootie 1. n. someone's posterior. 2. see "bootsie." Lyrical reference: GERI HALLIWELL LYRICS ""Shake your bootie cutie calling feels like sex..."" bootsie 1. adj./adv. Something undesirable. An inopportune or unfair situation, event, or thing. "Man, that teacher is bootsie" "Did you see his pants? Bootsie!" booty call 1. v. to call someone on the phone and arrange a sexual liaison, usually late night, like 1:00 to 3:00 a.m. Lyrical reference: 2PAC LYRICS - Fuck Friendz ""I got em ready for a booty call..."" bootydoo 1. When one's stomach sticks out further than their butt. "Girl, see those heffas at the Gramblin game, they all have bootydoo." bootylicious 1. adj. sexually attractive. 2. adj. voluptuous. Not too skinny-- looking very attractive with plenty of "booty." "Beyonce looked bootylicious in that outfit!" boo-yah! 1. An exclamation used in celebrating a victory. "Boo-Yah! I whooped you in dat basketball game!" 2. an expression added at the end of a short, insulting speech. Used like "So, there!" bop 1. A name to call a female who has a reputation for giving oral sex. "That girl is a bop." bopper 1. A female that sleeps with a lot of other girls boy friends. bossy 1. To be in control with an attitude. Demanding and highly opinionated. Generally used for females. "Watch out for old girl, cause she's bossy." bougie 1. Stuck up, high class, too good "Sarah acts bougie because her family has money."

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bounce 1. see "Let's bounce." Lyrical reference: TARKAN LYRICS - Bounce ""Let me see you bounce..."" Bowen 1. A person who often stinks, possibly with hygene issues. Derived from a creature that is known to inhabit sewage and have a frightening odor because it uses its own feces to disguise itself. "Yo son! Our room always smells like crap because we got a straight up Bowen in our class." 2. To pass out after consuming little alcohol. bowl 1. n. an object used to chop and prepare weed that is to be smoked. Smoking a bowl is like drinking a glass - its the contents that you actually smoke. :) Its not like you smoke using the bowl... you take the chopped weed from the bowl and put it in a cone. "Let’s go smoke a bowl after school." Lyrical reference: WYCLEF JEAN LYRICS - Something About Mary ""Daddy can I get a bowl? He looked at me, he says, Son, man, you're too young..."" boy 1. n. Your friend or some one you admire. "Yo, I’m chillin’ with my boys tonight” or “Shaq is your boy right? He got lit up in last night’s game." brah 1. friend. Derived from "brother" or "bro" "What's up brah?" braw 1. n. (derived from brotha or brother) a friend or close acquaintance. "Whasup braw?" breakin' bread 1. v. Getting some food/eating. "Ay dawg, I'm bout to go break some bread, I'll catch you on the west side at 30"." breezy 1. n. A female or a girlfriend. "Check out that breezy over there." 2. n. A combination of the words broad (an offensive slang term for a woman) and easy (one who is quick to have sex with another person). The term can also be used to refer to a sexy woman who is easy to get into bed. "Nah, I aint going with ya'll tonight. I'm chillin' here with my breezy." Lyrical reference: NICK CANNON LYRICS - My Rib ""My misses, my world my breezy, she need me"" brick 1. cold; as in temperature. "Turn up the heat, it's brick in here." brizoke 1. broke; no money. bro 1. n. A close guy friend or relative. short for brother. broad 1. (Often Offensive Slang.) A woman or girl.

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brown frown 1. bad weed/marijuana. bubble 1. A term used in reference to the escalating excitement and or quality and quantity of something. Usually increasing the stature and or worth of that person, or item. "My album sales are about to bubble." bud 1. marijuana. "Let's go smoke some bud." Lyrical reference: THREE 6 MAFIE LYRICS - Liquor and Dat Bud ""Wit that liquor and dat bud..."" bugged 1. Messed up or whacked. "Man I can't believe she broke up with you. That's bugged!" buggin 1. acting strange. "Why you buggin?" Lyrical reference: TRICK DADDY LYRICS - Hold On ""Hearin nothin, stayin rich but buggin..."" bunk 1. adj. really bad or aggravating. "Dad told me to go to my room. he's so bunk!" 2. adj. something bad, boring, stupid, etc. "This town is bunk, there's nothing to do." 3. untrue. "He said he didn’t boost my kicks! That’s bunk!" burn or burned 1. To be thoroughly humiliated or insulted to the point where you cannot return with a comeback. "Fred was "burned" by his friends for admitting to liking Limp Bizkit." bush league 1. Someone who is below average. "Mike is so bush league." bust a cap 1. v. To shoot someone. **See "I'll bust a cap . . ." Lyrical reference: 2 PAC LYRICS - Runnin On E ""Shoulda seen it bust a cap and freak with..."" Bust Down (B.D.) 1. n. A male or female (Primarily associated with Females) who will have sex with any individual regardless of attraction or that individual's background. "Hey Jay, you better hook up with her, that’s an easy Bust Down (BD)." bust yo grill! 1. v. To bust someone's 'grill' means to hit them in the mouth or beat them up. busta 1. someone considered a lowlife or weak. See scrub. "Get out of my grill. You a busta!" bustin' 1. v. (derived from "busting") executing an action, usually flawlessly, that takes skill. "Check out Dominic. He's bustin' some phatty moves!" 2. v. to make fun of them or insult them. "Yo Tisha, why you always bustin on me?"

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butta 1. adj. to be of good or smooth quality; like butter. "Now that's the butta!"

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C cake 1. Money. "If I can't bake cake, then I'll take cake." 2. A large amount of cocaine, usually a kilogram worth. "I'm about to come up on cheese as soon as I'm done slangen this cake." Lyrical reference: LIL MAMMA LYRICS - G-Slide (Tour Bus) ""Shorty got cake like uh Duncan Hines"" cakes 1. A female that has a large and voluptuous backside. "Oh, girl right there got cakes!" cakin 1. Trying to get at or "mack" someone. "Casey is always cakin on girls." candy 1. A code word for sex. "I went to Jaquilla's house last night and she gave me some of dat candy" 2. A code word for the club drug known as ecstacy. "Where did you buy that candy that you had at the rave last night?" candy paint 1. n. The colorful shiny/glossy coated paint job on a car (usually metallic). "My ride got that brand new candy paint on it." cap 1. v. To insult or make fun of.(-cappin', -capped) "Why you always cappin' on me? Don't make me open up a can on you!" 2. n. To shoot someone, To put a cap in ones posterior. "I'm going to cap your ass" cashed or cashed out 1. When you are out of money. "I’m all cashed out brah." 2. When something is empty. "Hey, put some more weed in this bowl . . . this is cashed!" 3. when someone is high on drugs. "Yo Willy . . . I’m cashed out son." cash-money 1. n. money. Now also a record label “Cash Money Records.” "“Why you dealing?” “Cashmoney baby!”" Cat 1. A person (usually a male) "What up with that cat? He think he got luv up in here?" catch a fade 1. To want to fight. To insinuate that a person is going to be harmed. To physically hurt or harm an individual. "Yo son, I heard you been talking a lot of smack. You ready to catch a fade?!" chassy 1. n. (derived from the "chassis" of a car) a very pretty female. A beautiful girl. "Check out that chassy over there!"

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cheba 1. marijuana Lyrical reference: PROJECT PAT LYRICS - Up There ""I'm restin to dis non cheba bullashit you stressin tellin me to quit smokin dis"" Check 1. To correct or reprehend someone. "Look brah, you need to check you homeboy b'fore I check him!" Check up on it 1. to jirate or press up on a female usually while dancing. "Last night at the prom, Kiesha finally let me check up on it." checkin out 1. going home. 2. dying. "That fool is goin' to be checkin' out tonight." 3. to look at someone of the opposite sex in interest. "Check out that shorty over there." cheddar 1. n. money "He got phat cheddar." Lyrical reference: 50 CENT LYRICS - After My Cheddar ""You're after my cheddar (ha ha) and your friends they see it too (c'mon)..."" cheese 1. see "cheddar." 2. Also see *sniffing cheese cheezin 1. v. smiling. "why you cheezin so big?" chicken head 1. n. A girl, often ugly, that no guy wants. "I know you don't like Nancy, she a chicken head fa sho." 2. Derived from a very vile or derogatory term for a female insinuating that they give oral sex. Lyrical reference: G-UNIT LYRICS - Wanna Get to Know You ""Think I'm a be chasin the checken head you own somethin. Your toes painted, hair fixed all the time..."" chillaxin 1. Hanging out (chillin) and relaxing! "I was just chillaxin with TJ and Brian." chillin 1. v. to simply "hang out" with no purpose or reason. "I'm just chillin wit my friends." Lyrical reference: CRASH TEST DUMMIES LYRICS - Just Chillin' ""... I said I don't like to chat. You said you smoked the big kahunas. I said I'm not like that, I'm just chillin'"" chips 1. n. money. "Chris is stackin' mad chips now since he got that job at the warehouse." Lyrical reference: MYSTIKAL LYRICS - Stack Yo Chips ""Mystikal Lyrics stack yo chips" (ughhhh) Stack you chips..."" chizzlin 1. see "chillin." choke 1. v. to fall short of an intended win or goal. "Did you see Wade choke on that game last night? I just knew they were gonna win." 15

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Cholo/Chola 1. n. Mexican gangster’s who are usually depicted by his or her (Chola) style of dress: Khaki pants, muscle shirts, flannel shirts, thick. "Hey, Mike look at all of those wanna-be cholos over there." 2. A Hispanic gangster style of dress. "Hey Phil, why are you wearing those pants. Are you going Cholo on me?" chop it up 1. Have a conversation "Aaight, get at me tomorrow and we can chop it up." choppin' 1. v. When a car's spinners (rims that keep spinning while the car is not moving)are moving very fast "I gots to get me some dubs' cause they be choppin' the longest when you stop at a light." 2. v. preparing drugs. "E' was in the bathroom choppin' up and baggin' up that Oooweee." 3. Having sex often. "Come on, you really be choppin Tanisha." chopping 1. Selling drugs. "Dan got caught up chopping yesterday." chron 1. Tight, cool, awesome, etc. "Last night I met this girl and she waz the Chron." chronic 1. n. Marijuana. potent, green, homegrown skunk-style bud. (as apposed to "bammer” bammer is mostly dry old leaf from lower strength imported commercial marijuana) "Yo, hook me up with some of that chronic!" 2. The state of being so addicted to marijuana, that only the "chronic" has any effect anymore. Bammer no longer gives a "high." "Billy is out thievin again cuz he's chronic!" Lyrical reference: DR DRE LYRICS - The Chronic ""I'm blowin' dank chronic smell comin' out of my mouth..."" church 1. A phrase used as a generalized term of approval for something. Derived from Snoop Dogg. "Show up or ho' up." "Church." chyea 1. A positive response to a question; yes. "Do you like the 49ers? Chyea!" clap 1. Another term for the sexually transmitted disease Gonorrhea or VD. "I just heard that Marlene got's the clap." 2. To kill someone by intentionally shooting them. "Yo, I heard Mt. Vernon gang is gonna clap Marlene's man." clean 1. adj. Somehting that looks nice, cool, or is tight. "Did you check out that low-rider? Yo, it was clean!" 2. adj. Having stopped using drugs, or music that contains sexual or vulgar language. cletus 1. adj./n. Tacky, country or considered backward. "What's up Cletus?"

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clock 1. v. to hit someone, usually knocking them in the head. "Brian you betta chill wit' that or I'm going to straight up clock you in your grill!" clock or clocked 1. To get hit by someone. "Dude got clocked!" clownin' 1. v. to make fun of someone. "Man, you tryin to clown on me?" clucka 1. A cocaine addict. Old school term from old N.W.A song. c-note 1. Describing a $100 bill. "I'll give you a c-note for that iPod." cock block 1. n. a term often used as a label for a person who gets in the way of a person who was about to make progress with someone of the opposite sex. "Why did you have to be such a cock block and interupt us yesterday! I was about to get her number!" 2. v. to interupt when someone is "spitting game" with the opposite sex coke bottle 1. A really nice woman's body; voluptuous. "Wow! She has a body like a coke bottle." come thru 1. to go to someone's house or pass through their turf. "Yo, me and my boys are gonna come thru later." coo 1. cool. Cooker 1. n. as spoon or bottle cap used to cook down drugs like: meth, coke, or heroin. 2. n. a person who cooks down the drugs. cool 1. if you don't know what this means, please exit now. cool wit dat 1. I'm o.k. with that. coolin' 1. relaxing. see *chillin' cop 1. v. To obtain or acquire something. "I need to cop that new Kanye West CD." crackalackin' 1. happening; been going on. "Hey dude, what's crackalackin'?"

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cracker 1. n. A white person creepin' 1. v. When a person is "sneaking around", cheating on his or her boy/girlfriend. See "trifflin" crib 1. n. a house. "Let's go back to my crib, I got a lil' sum- summ'm for you." crisp/crispy 1. adj. References new or current clothing. "My man just got the crispy Lebron James sneakers." crunk 1. "see krunk." crusty 1. adj. Ugly, gross or nasty. "I can't stand it when people come to school with a cold, lookin' all crusty and mess." cup cakin' 1. v. To flirt with or to display 'puppy love'. "Now since Gerrid is in the 5th grade he always cup cakin' with Trina." Cupid Shuffle 1. n. A song and type of two step dance. This song and dance craze was founded in 2006 in Lafayette, Louisiana by an artist by the name of Cupid. "Let's get on the floor and do the Cupid Shuffle." Lyrical reference: CUPID - Cupid Shuffle "come on, and do the Cupid Shuffle" cut 1. n. A song on a record. "Hear that song by 50 Cent?" "That's the cut!" 2. n. A place in the hood. "Where you at? Chillaxin in the cut." 3. v. To put down or insult. "Don't cut me or I'll steel you in da grill!" 4. Having well defined muscles. cuttin 1. v. having sex. cuz 1. A title for a friend or family member. "Michael is my cuz."

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D D's 1. Dayton Rims. Expensive custom rims for cars. "I just got a new cadillac and I think that I'm going to throw some d's on it." d.i. 1. male genitalia. derived from "dick" d.l. 1. short for down low. See "down low." da bomb 1. n. A mid nineties term for the best. A great thing or situation. "That CD is the bomb!" "His corvette is the bomb!" "This place is the bomb!" Lyrical reference: DMX LYRICS ""Shorty was da bomb..."" da hood 1. The "neighboorbood" or refering to a certain side of town. "Meet me in da hood at 7." dank 1. n. Good marijuana or weed. "Let's go smoke some dank." 2. adj. very good. "That's some dank weed." dat 1. that. dawg 1. n. a title for your friends, see "homie." 2. a guy who goes with all the girls, even if he has a girlfriend. A tramp. "Jimmy's such a dawg! Look at him over there with those hoochies." dead presidents 1. money. "Ever since I started workin this job I've had mad dead presidents to spend." deebo 1. to steal. See "jack." Derived from the character in the movie "Friday", who steals from all of the neighborhood people. "I'm gonna deebo Mom's credit card." deezam 1. damn. digits 1. Someone's phone number. "Aye Shorty, let me get your digits." Dillio 1. What's the deal or What's up? "Yo son, what the dillio?" dime 1. A bag of marijuana, usually worth ten dollars. (A ten dollar bag of drugs was called a “dime sack.” Five dollars is a “nickel bag.” “Dub sack” is used for $20.00 bags. 2. A good looking female. Also see "dime-piece." "On a scale from 1-10 she is a dime." 19

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dime-piece 1. n. a good looking female. **See “shorty.” dip out 1. v. to leave. "Hey Bobby, I'm gonna dip out." or "Man, he dipped out of there FAST!" dip set 1. n. A nasty girl. "Gina don't think about nothin' but how many boys she can jump. She ain't nothin' but a 'dip-set'." dirty brown 1. bad weed/marijuana. dis 1. v. (derived from "disrespect.") To disrespect. To insult. "Yo . . . why you dissing me?" dog 1. see "dawg" doggin' on 1. being mean or cruel. See "baggin'" "Kion, why you doggin' on me?" Don't hate. 1. To say don't make fun of, to tell to be nice, something random to get someone's attention. "Jon, don't hate on me." donk 1. A large, round shaped and very full booty or butt. See "badunkadunk" "Did you see her big o donk?" dope 1. adj. Late 80's verbage, still used in some arenas for something good, excellent or appealing. See also "tight" or "phat." "Check out his dope ride." 2. marijuana. dose 1. v. to put the liquid form of LSD (acid) on an object that can be deliberately put on someones tounge or skin. This is usually done on small pieces of paper, but sometimes this is done to food items. When a food item that has been dosed is ingested, the person experiences intense hallucinations(referred as an acid trip). "At the Dead show some one dosed some licorice and passed it around." down 1. to be part of a group or friendship. Committed to “watch their back.” "No worries Chris. You know I’m down." 2. agreeing or assenting with. "I'm down with whatever you decide." 3. to be engaged in an activity. Also the current status or happening. "Man we gettin' down with a couple freaks in an e-class." "I'm fin to tell you waz down with J.D. and Misty."

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down low or D.L. 1. Secret, keep it a secret, not public information. "Jesse just broke up with Stacey . . . keep it down low." 2. A secretive homosexual relation. Usually between men. "I don't talk to Tywann anymore cause he act too soft: I think he on the down low." dragon, the 1. Bad breath. "Yo, you got any gum? I got the dragon, man." drop 1. to hit somone, usually knocking them out or to a state where they don't want to get up. "I'm about to drop that punk!" 2. to take a pill, mainly Ecstasy. "Are you gonna drop that pill?" dropped the dime 1. to tell on someone. "Man, he dropped the dime on Tommy." drunk dial 1. when a person makes a phone call, usually late at night and when intoxicated, and embarasses oneself, or shares information that they will later regret. dry hump 1. v. an old school term that still means to having sex with clothes on (two people, usually making out, becoming arosed rubbing against one another) DSL 1. n./adj. A degrading term that means full luscious lips; an acronym for Dick Sucking Lips. This term is often used by teens as code so that adults will not know what they are referring to. "Did you see her? She had some serious DSL's." dub 1. 20 inch chrome rims or wheels. 2. a dub sack is a $20 bag of marijuana. dube 1. (pronounced doobee) A marijuana cigarette. duckets 1. money. "Yo dawg, I ain't got no duckets. Hook me up!" Dude 1. n. A term to informally address an individual. 2. An exclamation used when something is astonishing or amazingly cool. duece-duece 1. a 22 pistle (gun) "You betta call a truce b'fore I pull out the duece-duece and get loose." 2. 22 inch rims (for your car) "Demarcus just got paid and he bought some new tires to go on his duece-dueces, now his whip is gonna be tight!"

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dun 1. A term that is used instead of the word "son." Like "son," this word is used as a term of endearment. (A style of language derived from Queensbridge, NY, in which a word's first letter is replaced with the letter "D." This form of language is mostly used with the word "son.") "Aye yo, Dun! What you been up to Dun?" dunk 1. n. An old Chevy car, usually a Capri or an Impala. A stylish after marketed vintage car that is currently popular. "Yo, I'm just ridin' in my dunk." Lyrical reference: TRICK DADDY/DUNK RYDERS - Naked Hustle Remix "dunk riders dunk ride or die (yeah) bizzle blow one nigga (yeah)" dunkadelic 1. Is the fusion of sports and music inspired by the cultural aesthetics of urban style, fashion, and attitude. "He has a dunkadelic style to his game." dusty 1. adj. Old, worn or dirty. "You've been wearin' those jeans all week, they're lookin' real dusty."

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E E 1. n. Term used for the drug "Ecstasy." Sometimes called "X" "Lets go score some ‘E'" ease up 1. means calm down or back up. easy 1. Good bye. Also see "late" or "peace" "I'll see you later. Easy!" 2. A person who is quick to have sex or is easily influenced into having sex. "You Johnny, you better get at her; she's easy." e-class 1. n. e-class is a very nice type of Mercedes Benz. 2. n. even though an e-class is a Benz, in some circles, they'll refer to a really expensive car (i.e. Mercedes, Bently, Rolls Royce, BMW) as an e-class. "Homie ridin' e-class." eight ball 1. A term that refers to 1/8 ounce or 3.5 grams of methamphetamine or coke. "Big Homie, where can I come up on an eight ball?" Emo 1. Someone acting in a suicidal or depressed way. comes from "emotional". Originaly derived from the punk/hardcore style of music called 'emo' "Everytime Jr. gets drunk he start goin' emo on us, huggin' us & sayin' that he love us..."" ends 1. money or cash.

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F faded 1. To exhibit the intoxicating effects of a marijuana or alcohol. "Dawg, pass the spliff so's I can get faded." false 1. Not true. "Stop falsing!" fam 1. n. Family, friend or someone you're closely connected to. "Hey yo, what up fam?" fatty 1. a marijuana joint. 2. a big posterior on a female. "Check out the fatty on her." federal 1. against the law, or not right. "Yo, I ain't stealing that money, that's federal!" feel me 1. v. to understand or affirm. "I'm about to smack you up for tryin to front on me in front of my peeps, you feel me?" fi'n 1. v. (derived from "fixin") Getting ready to do something. "I'm fi'n to tell you what's up wit Sheila and Snoopy." fiendin 1. needing, like an urge. "I'm fiendin fer some cigs right now." fine 1. Very good looking. "Dang that girl is fine." finna 1. going to. See "fi'n" "Son, I finna bust a cap." fire 1. Extremely good. Often referring to marijuana and food. **Also see “on fire.” "Man, those tacos are fire!" fish bowl 1. To fill an enclosed space with marijuana smoke. fitty 1. A numerical amount--fifty. Five counts of ten. "There was fitty of dem." five on it 1. Term used to imply that the person either has a nickel bag of weed to contribute, or is willing to pitch in 5 dollars toward the purchase of marijuana.

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fizzle 1. Another way of saying that someone is a fool. "Malachi is such a fizzle." flashing 1. v. yelling at someone, usually in front of others. "What's up?" "My mom was just flashing." 2. v. attacking someone in a fit of rage. flava 1. flavor, exact meaning. "You know the flava?" flex 1. To beat someone up or use physical force to hurt them while displaying muscles like a wrestler "Keep on talking about my Momma and I'ma' flex on you!"" 2. To display your power or skill with intensity. "Did you see Cappa flex on the mic yesterday on 106 and park?" 3. To depart or go away. "Hey this party is weak man, let's flex." flossin' 1. v. show off ones belongings or wealth. Often while driving, showing your vehicle, its nice rims, your new jacket, etc. "I just hung a right on Main St. Now I'm just flossin'." flow 1. A rapper's ability to rap and rhyme both skillfully and competently. "Did you hear him? He had a sick flow." fly 1. Something that's really cool. "That movie was so fly." fo fo 1. a 44. pistol. fo rizzle 1. For Real. "That new Canye' West single is bangin' fo rizzle." fo sho 1. For sure "Hey Mike, you gonna be there?" "Fo sho!" 2. Yes. Absolutely. fo' real 1. derived from "for real." Meaning yes, that is very true. "Mrs. B. give us so much ass homework!" "Fo'real!" fo' rizeal 1. See "for real." fo' shiggidy my weeble 1. Another term for saying, "for sure my friend." fo' shizzle 1. (often used with “Fo’ shizzle my nizzle”) For sure. (see “nizzle” for it’s definition.)

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folded 1. Completely drunk or high, usually enough to barely walk at all. "Me and Kat got folded last night after the party!" foo 1. n. (derived from fool) a friend. "Whasup foo?" 2. an insulting name for someone. "What you lookin' at foo?" for sheezy 1. (derived from "for sure") A statement of agreement. "Are you sure you want to go to ice cream?" "For sheezy!" four-twenty (4:20) (420) (4-20) 1. n. Commonly known as the time to smoke pot. It has come to mean everything from the act of smoking, the stuff that's smoked, and the optimum smoking time. Because 99% of today's culture DOESN'T know what 420 means, it has become a code people use to identify and talk with each other without outsiders knowing. Also known for the date, April 20th, which is the day to smoke pot all day, "the hippie holiday." Most pot smokers use 420 for just that, but, this date also happens to be Hitler's birthday which most possibly connected to or resulted in the selection of the April 20th date of the Columbine tragedy. freak 1. n. a male or female that gets around. "J.T., quit parlayin with that freak and let's roll!" 2. v. To copulate. frontin' 1. Lying. Trying to be something you’re not. The act of being fake. "Man, don’t be frontin’, you know you messed with Kiesha last week!" fronts 1. n. removable gold or platinum teeth jewelry. Also known as "golds" or "grillz." Very popular in the south. "I went to the mall last night and got some new fronts. Check 'em out." frozen/freeze 1. adj. Another reference to jewelry or diamonds. "Look at Ebony's frozen ears. She has some nice earrings." fugly 1. very ugly. Derived from fucking ugly.

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G G 1. n. (derived from "Gangster") A name for anyone you would associate with. A name when greeting a friend. "Whasup G?" G - money 1. More than just a "G." (see "G") A term for your friend or acquaintance, usually someone who is good at what they do. See "money." g'd up 1. To look good. gafel 1. to steal. Gahbless 1. God bless. game 1. A man’s conversation, specifically his attempts at wooing females. "Marcel, she ain’t going to go out with you. You got no game!" 2. A male’s whole presence; his conversation, and how he presents himself. "Did you see Jay over there? He’s got game." 3. Awareness and involvement in activity, usually used in reference to selling drugs. "Stay strapped when you make that money cause the game is no joke." gangsta 1. n. A gangster. One who acts, dresses and talks like a gang member. "Jesse, what size are those pants? 45? You look like a gansta!" 2. For something to be nice or cool. See “tight.” "Yo, that outfit is gangsta." gank 1. "gank" is to steal or take without permission. Same as "jack" and used the same way. "He ganked that hat from da mall." gat 1. n. (derived from Gatling gun) A gun. "Paul, you didn't tell me you was strapped! Why you gotta have a gat?" gawkin' 1. To stare at someone. "Look, he be gawkin' at you." get down 1. To engage in the activity at hand well, with distinction and excellence (fighting, partying, dancing, sex). "That fool want to scrap, then let's get down." Get off the gas. 1. To chill out. "Matt you need to get off the gas."

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get our G on 1. To have sex with someone. "J.Z. and Lisa have been gone a long time. They must be straight gettin' they G on." get your shwerve/swerve on 1. To get into a rhythm. To achieve a positive momentum. When playing basketball, if your team does well you can say, "Now we got the swerve on!" get your swerve on 1. To get drunk, to drink, or to otherwise become intoxicated from either alcohol or drugs. gettin ya' roll on 1. v. To look good while driving an expensive vehicle. "Man, did you see Big Woo? He getting' his roll on." 2. To 'strut' or show off your style gettin' buck 1. Getting wild and loud. Generally associated with krump dancing. "Last night Jannie was gettin' buck on the dance floor all night." getting ghost 1. To take off or leave a place. "All those guys are getting ghost." getting the hook up 1. Receiving more than you could have even wanted from a given situation. "Billy, check out this stereo system your dad gave you . . . you got the hook up!" 2. Being joined in a relationship with the person you wanted or starting a relationship with the opposite sex. **See "hooking up." "Mark likes Jen . . . Jen is getting the hook up." getting the mack on 1. When someone is in the act of macking (see "mack"). "Check out Billy with them chassies . . . he's getting the mack on!" ghetto 1. adj./adv. 1. Something undesirable. "That place is ghetto." 2. Something excellent. **See “ghetto fabulous.” 3. Saying or doing something you don’t have to. Like hanging your clothes on the balcony when you have a dryer they can be put in. ghetto bird 1. n. A police helicopter. Known as the only thing that flies in the ghetto. ghetto-fabulous 1. Adj. having a pseudo-rich look or lifestyle without real wealth to sustain a rich lifestyle. "Did you see that Honda tricked out lik an e-class? Now that's Ghetto-fabulous!" giggan 1. v. (derived from "gigging")Dancing. 2. A generic verb used for an assortment of activities. Usually the form of "to be." "I'm just giggan it here with my friends." gigolo 1. A man who is in a continuing sexual relationship with a woman and receives financial support from her. **See “man-ho” 28

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give it up! 1. A request to please applaud for something. "Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for . . ." givin' up the gold 1. When a female gives up her virginity before the right time, usually before marriage. "Girl, why you given up the gold . . . you gonna be bankrupt later!" glock 1. A gun (9 millimeter automatic pistol) "Keep lettin' that lip pop and I'ma let my glock stop all yo plots." G-macin 1. When a guy is putting on the moves or trying to get a girl to go out with him. "Anton is Gmacin on that breezy." go hard 1. To show off or display skill with great intensity "Man I can't wait to get back on the court I'm a go hard on all of y'all." 2. Very cool "I like that song from lil wayne; that beat go hard than a mug." gold digging ho 1. n. a female that is trying to use you for your money. "I'm going out with Shirley tonight." "Why you going out with that gold digging ho? She's always trying to get up in your wallet!" Good 1. Marijuana; or drugs "That's my boy, he got dat good for ya dog." goodies 1. A sexual term that describes anything that the opposite sex has that turns you on. This can range from Hugs and kisses to private sexual parts. "I bet you want the goodies." goonie 1. Homie, like a good friend. "Yo, thatz my goonie right there." got the dragon 1. to have bad breath. grain 1. n. money. "Hey Mom, hook me up with some grain." grass 1. n. marijuana. greasin' 1. v. To eat or graze like a cow. "It's so embarrassing to hang out wit' Donna at lunch cause girl be greasin'." green 1. n. A term referencing money due to its color. 2. n. A term referring to marijuana because of its color. 29

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grill 1. n. a person’s teeth or smile. "Man, you better shut up or I’ll bust yo’ grill!" grillin' 1. A nasty look. A facial expression meant to give off unfriendly vibes. Derived from the term "grill" which refers to one's teeth. "You betta stop grillin' me." grind 1. work. hustle "I got's to stay on that grind and make some paper cause it's hard out here for a pimp." grip 1. n. money. "I've got mad grip from slangin' all that yayo." 2. n. to have a lot or a bunch of. "He's got a grip of cheddar." 3. A long time. "I haven't talked to you in a grip!" grope 1. v. to grab someone sexually, usually inappropriately grown 1. adj. Grown up. "I don't know why he was kissing your little sister... he's grown." Gucci 1. n. An expensive brandname for fashion and accessories; like Prada or Fendi "My baby daddy got me this gucci bag girl, I don't know where you think I got some extra money from." 2. adj. A ghetto term for something nice. "I don't know what you talkin' bout, John John's new Hyundai is gucci than a mithi-ficki." gunnin' 1. Sam as "cappin" on someone. When you're "gunnin", you are making fun of someone or something. "Dude was gunnin' on your ride(car)." Gwap 1. A wad of money or cash "Tikki just got paid a gwap for picking up the trash in Mrs. Johnson's yard"

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H hack or hackin' 1. To make fun of someone, or to insult, or correct him or her repeatedly. Usually a funloving term between friends. "Why you always gotta hack on me?" 2. To get hit or fouled in a basketball game. handle 1. A large bottle of alcohol; usually a half gallon worth. "You want me to make you a drink? I got that handle left over from the other day." 2. One's email or onling address, name or title. 3. A term that refers to a player's capability to control the ball in a basketball game. haten 1. v. derived from "hating." To do bad things or say bad things to someone. To express dislike. "Why you gotta be haten on me?!!" head 1. A male receiving oral sex. "Matt told mike that Jessica gives real good head." Lyrical reference: Artist: Too-Short; Album: Get In Where You Fit In; Song: Blow Job Betty "“She’s the kind of girl you think about in bed. Blow Job Betty givin’ real good head."" heads 1. people. "Yo, there was mad heads at the six joint." heat 1. cops. 2. a gun. "Watch out for John, he's strapped wit' heat!" heater 1. a gun. ""I ain't trippin' off these fools, anybody act up I'm gonna pull out the heater and blaze it up."" hecka 1. see "hella." hecky 1. see "hella". Examples include: "Hecky yea." or "Hecky naw" heezie 1. a form of the word "house." "Yo, my man Will's in da heezie." hella 1. adv. used in conjunction with another word as an intensifier. As if to say “very.” Derived from “A hell of a lot of . . .” Examples include: hella-cool, hella-stupid, hella-crazy, or hellafunny. "I called your name hella times, but you didn't come." “That’s because I had hella fun last night." 2. adj. extremely large quantities "He had hella cash!" herb 1. (“pronounced “erb”) marijuana.

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high roller 1. Someone who is wealthy and usually drives a nice car and dresses top end. "Yo, Mike's uncle is straight up high roller." high-five 1. H.I.V. "Homey got the high-five from the skanch queen." high-sidin' 1. adv. to act as if you're better than those around you. "Did you see Yolanda high-sidin' when she was in front of the Teacher today? She think she all-o-dat." hit 'em up (hit them up) 1. v. To aggressively and at times violently approach and ask someone where they are from; to find out if the person(s)are from any particular gang or crew. "Aye Tone, go hit them fools up." Lyrical reference: 2PAC "Grab your glocks when you see 2pac Call the cops when you see 2pac, Uhh Who shot me, But, your punks didn't finish Now, you 'bout to feel the wrath of a menace Nigga, I hit 'em up" hit it 1. To have sex. "When you gonna let me hit it?" hit me up 1. v. To contact someone, usually by phone. "Joe said, "Rhonda, you gonna hit me up right?"" ho 1. A hooker or a hoochie, although sometimes more promiscuous than a hoochie, and therefore undesirable. "Yo G, look at that ho!" ho - monga 1. n. A term used to describe a guy who keeps more than one girl. "Tyrell, you's a straight up ho-monga." hold me down 1. A term used to describe watching someone's back, defending or representing them,or having their back. "Aye, when those chumps come through looking for me, you gonna hold me down, right?" hold somthin 1. Asking to barrow money. "Let me hold somethin, you know I will pay you back." hold up 1. (pronounced hole up) A phrase used to get someone to wait, as if to say "Wait, hold on a second." holla 1. v. to communicate to someone, usually via phone or email. "Hey, don’t forget to holla back youngn." 32

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hollywood 1. When you act like you are better than or too good for someone. "Since Sarah moved away from the hood she now acts so hollywood." home skillet 1. friend. homeslice 1. A way of acknowledging a good friend. "Waz up Homeslice?" homie 1. n. Old word (derived from the Hispanic Americans who used "homes" as a label for others) that means friend or companion. "Whasup Homie?" hoochie 1. n. A female who is promiscuous by nature. A female who grants sexual favors easy. *See also "hooch" or "hoochie mama." "Let's go mack on them hoochies over there." hoochie mama 1. n. More than just a hoochie. A hoochie of hoochies. Someone who excels in all the qualities of hoochidom. "Yo . . . you ain't nothin but a hoochie mama!" hood scratch 1. Another way of saying marijuana. "Got any hood scratch Mike?" hoodrat 1. A person in the hood. hook me up 1. A request for assistance, usually seeking some sort of material or financial gain. "Oh . . . Ding Dongs . . . come on man, hook me up . . . let me mack on one of them!" hook up 1. v. see “hooking up.” Also used as noun as in “the hook up.” See “getting the hook up” hooking up 1. v. Often, this can mean purely recreational sexual activity with someone who is just a friend. Anything from gentle touching to intercourse. "Me and Tish were just hooking up for some fun in my Honda." 2. v. starting a relationship with opposite sex. hoops 1. basketball. "Hey man let's go shoot some hoops." hooptie 1. n. A 1972 Oldsmobile or car of the like. An old beat up car. "Here comes Billy in his hooptie!" hoo-ride 1. n. loaded down car. "Check out my partner in his hoo-ride."

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hops 1. the ability to jump high. "He has hops." hot 1. Mad or angry. 2. Stolen. "I’m not buying that, it’s hot!" 3. Dangerous. "It's hot up in here!" 4. Good looking. hot box 1. A term used to refer to the smoking of marijuana inside a car with all doors and windows closed so that all the smoke is kept inside the car. Usually done with the expectation of getting higher or more intoxicated. "Aye Rigo, let's hot box your car." hot mess, A 1. 1. To look really bad! hot minute 1. Fast or quick. "I'm just gonna run in the store, it'll take a hot minute." hotness 1. Something that you think is cool. "Man, that game is hotness." hott 1. very good. "That ollie you just sprung was mad hott dude." 2. stylish. "That jacket is hott!" hottie 1. used to describe good looking guys or girls. "Check out that new kid, he's a hottie!" house 1. See "in the house." housed 1. To be very badly beaten at something, whether sports or a fight or a rhyme battle. "The Celtics got housed last night." 2. to get extremely drunk, high, or wasted. "We got housed last night at Tomeka's bang." huff 1. n. Bad or cheap marijuana/weed lacking the necessary toxins and or chemicals that produce a strong high or intoxication. "Aye, I hope you didn't buy that huff from Joe again." humps 1. adj. Curves on a woman (breasts and hips). Used in the Black Eyed Peas' song "My Humps." "Keandra grew up over the summer break. She packing humps now!" Lyrical reference: BLACK EYED PEAS - My Humps "I'ma get-get-get-get-you drunk, get you love drunk off this hump. " hydro 1. Marijuana that is grown indoors. "Yo, you got some hydro?"

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hype 1. a rumor blown out of proportion. ie: not true "Don't believe the hype about Rhonda. It ain't true." 2. very good. See "live." "Dogg, this party is hype!" Hyphy 1. Getting Hyperactive. 'getting hyphy' is an emerging style of music and dance originated in the San Fransisco Bay Area. To dance, rap or act wild and hyperactive "Check out Keak Da Sneak up on stage, he about to 'get hyphy wit it'."

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I I'll bust a cap in your ass!! (posterior) 1. To shoot someone (not necessarily just in the gluteus maximus). "Man, you best stop mad dawging me or I'll bust a cap in your ass!!" I'm out 1. (derived from "I'm out of here") Something to say when leaving, as if to say "I'm out of here." I'm straight 1. to declare that you are all right in your current state of being, as if to say "I'm cool," or "I'm good already." ice 1. jewelry, bling, usually just diamonds. "Man, I'm about to jack that ice he's got on." 2. A veriation of the drug meth. iced out 1. wearing a lot of jewelry "Check out all that bling-bling, you're iced out!" ill 1. v. cool, in style. in the heazy 1. See "in the house." in the house 1. not in an actual house but at a present gathering or location. "My man Will's in da house!" inked up 1. v. Getting tattoo'd "Did you see Camron? He just got inked up last night." ish 1. A term used to replace SHIT; usually referring to something or a series of events. "Man, I'm tired of all this ish." it's all good 1. Something said to express that everything is under control and fine. Usually rebutting an accusation. "Justin, are you trying to thieve some of my CD's?" "No man . . . quit trippin'! It's all good!" it's real 1. See “It’s all good.” "For all the hata's, it’s real."

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J jaba 1. n. meaning marijuana. "Let's go smoke some jaba." jack 1. (v.) to steal. Originally derived from "car-jack," although, now pertains to stealing anything. "Check out his new walkman...let's jack it!" 2. n. Another reference to a telephone. "I just got off the jack, waiting for him to call me back." jacked 1. v./adj.Thoroughly annihilated. Messed up. "Man, the barber jacked up your hair. Billy, what happened? Your car is jacked!" 2. Stolen. "Billy, what happened to your car, did it get jacked!" 3. Can also mean very influenced by marijuana. "D'ja see T? Man, is he jacked!" jail-bait 1. A female who is really attractive but under age. "Hey, check out that jail-bait." jankity 1. "see "janky"" janky 1. adj. old or broken. In bad shape. "Billy, we ain't taking your janky old car to the prom!" jigga 1. n. a gigolo; someone who's got the hook up with the ladies. "Yo, wussup jigga?" 2. n. a word that rappers called each other on the radio because they weren't allowed to use another word. Jiggaboo 1. A tern of endearment towards a close friend or a boyfriend or girlfriend. See the word "Jigga" and "Boo." "Yo, wassup jiggaboo?" jiggy 1. hot, attractive, sexy. jocking 1. (pronounced "Jockin") Oldschool term for trying to become the girlfriend of a guy. Flirting. "Michael! Watch out for that gold diggin' ho Sabrina; she's jockin you!" 2. To copy someone. For example, if someone is wearing the same shirt as you, they are "jockin'" you. joint 1. Old term for a marijuana cigarette; to smoke a joint. "He smokin a joint, lemme hit dat!" juiced 1. To get drunk or hammered. "That kid is so juiced." jump off 1. My sex partner. **Also “My jump off” 37

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junk 1. A guy's genitals. "Tom just got kicked in the junk." junk in the trunk 1. n. A large rear end that looks good. **Also see “badunkadunk”

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K keep it real 1. a phrase used to say goodbye. Just as if to say, "peace." "I gotta go Brian." "Okay. Keep it real." kemosabe 1. n. Very close friend. The word derives from the old show, The Lone Ranger. Kemosabe was the nick name given to the Lone Ranger's side kick Tonto. "I gots love for Hashim. That's my kemosabe" kick game 1. see spittin’ game. kickin' it 1. v. To relax, usually with ones friends. To merely exist, usually with no work involved. "Where are you going Billy?" "Just kickin' it with my friends!" kicks 1. shoes. killa 1. The very best that there is. "Dude, that wave was so killa!" klepto (or klepto’d) 1. To steal something small. "I klepto’d her lipstick.” or “I’ll klepto it for ya." knocked out 1. asleep. "Yo Jerry is knocked out!" koolaid 1. One's business. **See “all up in the kool-aid." "Why you always gotta be gettin up in my koolaid Boo!" 2. Someone’s stuff. "You better get up outta my koolaid, or I'm ganna bus a cap in yo ass!" krump dancing 1. v. 'krumpin' 'getting krump. A form of dancing that originated in the African-American community of South Central Los Angeles, California and is a relatively new form of the "Urban" Black dance movement. Check out the movie Rize to see what krumpin' is about. "Nancy was krumpin' last night and turned the whole party out." krunk 1. adj. Wild and exhilarating. Taking it to the next level of excitement or fun. "That party last night was krunk as hell." kryptonite 1. A weakness. "Boy, that girl is my kryptonite."

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L L 1. see "blunt." L7 1. Another way of calling someone a square or a nerd. Derived from text messaging- it looks like “a square.” "Man that dudes an L 7." La La 1. A term for marijuana. "Smoke that la la." lame 1. A word to describe something or someone that is no good, worthless or that you just don't like. "Joe is one lame basketball player." late 1. (derived from "later")Something to say when leaving, as if to say "I'm out of here." laws 1. A term for the Police. "Cool out nephew, them laws is coming around the corner again." lay the smack down 1. See “smackdown.” leaf 1. marijuana. learn you 1. to teach someone a lesson. "Boy, I'm gonna learn you!" let's bounce 1. Something said when it is time to leave. Let us leave the premises now. let's roll 1. a phrase used to express that it is time to leave. See "let's bounce." lick 1. To fire up or fire shots. To commence. "Da boi was charged up wit adrenalin'--licked 3 shots in the head and did him in..." 2. drunk or high "I'm licked Dogg." lick, the 1. the best. "Man, those new shoes are the lick!" see "the bomb." light some trees 1. smoking marijuana. lit or lit up 1. Refers to being drunk or high.

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live 1. very good. Usually a place - the place to be. "You coming to Jimmy's party Friday. It's gonna be live!" loc 1. Latino slang for loco (crazy). Often used as a term of endearment like holmes' or fool' or the n word. "Wat up loc; you rollin' wit us or what?" lock up 1. To fight. "You keep talkin' smack and we're gonna to lock up." lo-lo 1. see "down low." lump 1. To hit someone hard enough to cause a lump or bruise. "Yo, you better step off before I lump you up!" lunchin 1. acting crazy, hyper, not of the norm; funny. "That dude is lunchin." lye 1. marijuana.

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M M&M 1. alright. A little above mediocre. "Do you like that youth pastor?" Yea, he's M&M." ma or mami 1. a female, usually Spanish or Puerto Rican. Usually used in a pick up line. "Hey ma. You lookin' good tonight." mack 1. v. To steal or take advantage of. "Yo . . . free pizza? I'm going to mack on some of that!" 2. To make a pass at someone or try to get sexual favor. Male flirting. "Quit mackin on them bootsie-lookin hoochies over there!" 3. n. Someone who "macks." See "playa." "“Check out Jesse over there with them chassies . . . he thinks he's the mack!"" mad 1. adv. an adverb that means to have a large amount of. Extreme. See "mad hops" or "mad skills" mad dawg 1. v. (pronounced "mad dog") To stare someone up and down from head to foot as if to initiate a fight. "You best not be mad dawging me boy . . . I'll bust you up!" mad skills 1. an incredible ability to jump high. making cookies 1. having sex. Usually used as a code term to warn friends not to come by and interrupt. man up! 1. a term used to suggest to a friend or otherwise to not be a wuss about a certain issue. Frequently used when talking about beer drinking. "Ugh, my stomach hurts...I can't drink tonight." "Man up and drink some beers!" man, the 1. n. a policeman. "Watch out! It's the man!" 2. a guy who is extremely cool. "Thanks for the hook up. You're the man!" man-ho 1. See gigolo. marinating 1. To chill or relax. "What's up Mike? Not much, just marinating." mark 1. Anyone identified as an easy target, or "sucke." "Doug is such a mark." Mary or Mary Jane 1. Marijuana. "Do you know Mary? Do you know where I can find Mary?" 42

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merk 1. v. To murder or kill another person; usually violently through the use of a gun. "That fool keep talking all that trash, he gonna get merk'd." meth 1. Shortened term for Crystal Methamphetamine, a very dangerous drug. MILF 1. A very foul term for someone’s mother that is very attractive. The word is an acronym for a “Mother that I’d Like to Fuck” milkshake 1. adj. a female's sexual appeal. Derrived from Kelis' song 'My milkshake is better than yours'. "Janice got that milkshake that make everybody wanna get wit' her." 2. Also as a reference to vaginal discharge. mitzi 1. n. street name for the drug Ecstasy. "Jason ain't nothing but a tweaker; I swear he's in love with Mitzi!" Mofo 1. n. Short for mother fucker; often used by kids around their parents or adults who are opposed to vulgar language so that they are not understood while using it. money 1. adj./adv. Right on the mark. To be excellent. "Yo . . . Billie . . . you are money" "Billy is our leading scorer on the team. He's the money." 2. a name you call your friend. See "gmoney." "Yo money, check this out." monkey 1. n. A girl's genetalia. mug 1. Face. Derived from mug-shot. mula 1. n. A word used to refer to money, usually in large quantities. "As soon as I come up on some mula, I gonna cop me a new ride." my bad 1. a phrase said to admit guilt in a situation. "Oh, that's not your grandma, that's your mom? My bad!" my nizzle 1. A Euphemism for nigger. A name you call your close friend. (although, white people might want to not use this word because of it’s racist root word). "Wassup my nizzle!"

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N navigate 1. v. Let's go. "Lets navigate." necka 1. Euphemism for nigger nephew 1. n. A friend or acquaintance. A revised version of nigga, as per Snoop Dogg. Replaces earlier terms such as homie, etc. "What's up my nephew?" or... "Have you seen that nephew?" newbie (NooB) 1. n. Someone who is new to a particular activity, specifically a game, concept or forum. nigga 1. a variation of the word nigger. Generally used by African Americans for a close acquaintance or term of endearment. "Hey, wassup my nigga!" nine 1. n. A nine millimeter semi-automatic pistol. "Man, you best stop mad dawging me or I'll whip out my nine and bust a cap in your ass!" ninja 1. A word that African Americans use for "my nigga" as in like a friend. nizzle 1. see "my nizzle." no diggity 1. no doubt. norteno 1. Chicano and Hispanic gangs usually from the northern part of California who wear the color red, symbolizing their gang, hood, and the northern region. These gangs usually do not get along/rival with the sureno gangs of the southern region of California "Aye Homie, I think that fool is a norteno." nug 1. A high quality bud of marijuana. "Wow, look at the size of that nug."

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O o.d.'in 1. Over doing it. "Dashawn you o.d.'in with them chips." O.G. 1. Derived from “Orginal Gangsta.” A term referring to a real gangster, not one of the “many wanna-be’s posing” out there. O.G. style 1. A way of saying that you did something gangster. **See O.G. "You did that all O-G style dawg." off the chain 1. fun or exciting. See "off the hook." off the heezy 1. or "off the heezy for sheezy" meaning very cool. See "off the hook." off the hizzle 1. see "off the hook" off the hook 1. Exceptionally good. "Did you see John’s new 22” spinners? They was “off the hook!" off your rector 1. (derived from "off your rector scale")Acting out of control. Rambunctious. "Girl, you are off your rector . . . now get down off the top of his car!" oh snap! 1. A phrase uttered in disbelief or when something bad happens. "Oh snap! Look who just walked in here!” “Oh snap. I forgot my math again!" old school 1. adj./adv. Anything that is old, but not necessarily bad. In reference to music, it may be referring to it as "the good ‘‘ol" music. "Hey Kelly, why you playing that old school song?" "Cause old school's tight!" on fire 1. Extremely good, often in sports. "Lebron was on fire last night." on his/her/my/your jock 1. obsessed with a guy or girl. "Billy, why them hoochies on your jock?" on point 1. v. To be aware. 2. v. To be up to par or to meet the standards. "Eh, homie! You better stay on point when your slangin’ that herb."

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on the real 1. n. A term used to refer to the seriousness of an event or statement; similar to the phrase "Real Talk." "Yo Son, on the real, if the kid keep talking all that smack I'm a have to cap him." one 1. A term that encourages unity or oneness. Primarily used as a phrase of dismissal to say as you are leaving or going away. "Yo shorty you goin home......aight one." or on the phone. "Yo, I gotta go." "Aight, later, one." "One." ones and twos 1. A DJ's turntable set. Two turntables that are used by a DJ. "Hey Joey, is DJ promote, spinning on the ones and twos tonight?" one-time 1. n. a policeman. "Watch out! One-time!" 2. n. a person who commits one offense and is now watched by the police. onion 1. n. a girl with a large posterior or buttocks. "Check out the fine onion on that betty." Ooowee 1. adj. an outcry or exclamation. "I saw baby girl on the dance floor and I was like, "Ooowee you fine."" 2. n. Drugs. Usually very strong drugs that can cause you to lose control or hallucinate. "I know I was actin' a fool cause I was on that Ooowee!" 3. adj. a term that expresses awe or amazement. Usually followed up with man (Ooowee man) "When everybody ran out o' the mall, I was like, "Ooowee man, who shootin' up in here?"" open up a can 1. v. (derived from "open up a can of whoop-a_ _") To take an action of enforcement. To punish or hurt. "Man, if you don't stop buggin I'm going to open a can on you!" outie 5000 1. n. (derived from "outa here" mixed with the car the Audi 5000) A saying conveying that a person is about to depart. As if to say "time to leave!" Some shorten it and just say "5000!" **Also see Audi or Audi 5.O "Jesse . . . we're outtie 5000!" own 1. To master or ace a person or a thing till you control it. "I own that move the dancefloor baby, you can't use that."

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P pad 1. An old school term still used in some parts for house. "Yo lets go chill at my pad." paper(s) 1. n. money "I got to get me some paper if I'm going to be rollin' with them." 2. n. the papers used to roll joints Papers 1. Someone who is on parole or on probation "I don't smoke weed- I'm on papers. " parlayin 1. v. relaxing and communicating, like sitting and talking to a female. "Check out Reggie parlayin with Shana." pawtna 1. n. (pronounced "pawt-na") From "partner." A friend. A loyal associate. "Was'up pawtna!" payned 1. To be shut down, instead of saying "snap." "Dude, you just got payned!" peace 1. good bye. See also "peace out." peace out 1. a farewell remark. To say to someone, especially a friend, "good bye." pearl 1. To leave. "I'll catch you later. I’m about to pearl." peep 'dis 1. v. an order given to observe or to listen--to check out. "Yo G, peep this triflin' shawty." peeps 1. short for "peoples." Meaning friends and family. "Props to my peeps." peoples 1. n. friends, companions or acquaintances. "I got all my peoples out on 100th and Crenshaw!" perpetratin' 1. to imitate or try to be something you’re not. "Why is that wigga always perpetratin!"

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phat 1. adj./adv. (pronounced "fat") Very good, cool, top notch. Also used as an acronym, pretty hot and tempting. "His corvette was phat!" 2. Also seen as “actin like you phat” which means actin’ like you are cool, tough, or something special. phatty 1. adv. (pronounced "fatty") Incredibly good, cool, top notch. Usually in admiration of a feat or trick. "That 360 in the air was phatty!" 2. a large joint – marijuana. See “blunt.” PHD 1. An acronym/euphemism for "playa hata degree." Someone who tries to mess up a "playa's chance with women (his "game") "Tomesha has a PHD. She’s always messing up my game!" 2. A teacher or authority figure who seems to have something against “playas” or "gangster-like" students. piece 1. n. Also “piece of ass” (posterior) A derogatory term for a female, usually one being used for sexual favor, with derogatory intonations of a lack of emotion. "Nah-uh, Dawg, she aint my boo. She just a piece." 2. sex. "I’m a go over Tanisha’s and get me a piece." 3. n. a gun or weapon. "Back off, I’m carrying a piece." piff 1. Describing some super quality weed/marijuana. "Yo, my cuz got the piff." pigeon 1. an ugly girl. "Quit mackin’ on those pigeons over there." 2. a girl who goes with all the guys, whether or not she has a boyfriend, usually just for sexual favors. pill 1. n. a basketball. pimp 1. adj. Very admirable or desirable. Extremely good. "Check out his pimp ride!" 2. n. a male who is extremely admirable, especially with the women. "Take notes fellas, I'm the pimp!" pimp-daddy 1. Someone extremely “pimp.” See “pimp.” The pimp of all pimps. Someone who excels in all the qualities of pimpdom. "Look at Billy pimpin all dem ho’s. He’s the pimp-daddy braw!" pimpin' 1. Something very cool or ghetto fabulouse "Hey dawg, them new sneakers by Tha Game is pimpin' I'ma get some of those next week." 2. A guy trying to pick up on girls. "Look at him pimpin'." playa 1. (pronounced "playa") Someone, usually, but not always, a male, who "dates" a lot of the opposite sex at the same time. Or someone who has a different girlfriend or boyfriend every week or so. "Sheila, you ain't all that. John's a player, and you the flavor of the week!"

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poodle 1. . Someone inferior. Someone, usually female, that is looked down upon. "Check out that poodle over there by herself!" pop off 1. The provoking or initiating of a fight or confrontation. "Watch your back tonight, cause some stuff gonna pop off." po-po 1. n. (pronounced poe-poe) a policeman. "Whatch out! It's the po po!" poppin 1. A ghetto way of saying what's going on. "Yo, whaz popin?" 2. To initiate the activity and involvement of something; to start something. "Let's get this party poppin." poppin' bottles 1. Getting drunk. "At the party they will be poppin' bottles." poppins 1. Perfect, as in 'Mary Poppins is perfect in every way.' poser 1. someone who immitates or tries to be something he is not. See perpetratin' "Check out that cracker over there thinking he’s all ghetto. He’s a straight up poser." post up or posted up 1. To stay in one place. Derived from drug dealers on street corners. Staying on the corner in one place, like a street post. "I was posted up all day on E. 14th." posted 1. It means to be somewhere. Usually by yourself. "The Po was posted on the corner waitin to bust the party." potent 1. Fine or good. "She be potent!" "That weed is potent." pound it 1. something you say when you want to greet someone with the ghetto high-five- by tapping your fist on theirs and vice-versa. prada 1. n. A brandname of clothes and fashion accessories like Gucci or Fendi "If you love me I want you to buy me a Prada knapsack, with the hat to match." props 1. n. Favor or admiration credited to a person because of something done. A verbal recognition of good achievement. prostitots 1. little girls that wear tight low cut jeans and belly shirts like Brittany Spears "Check out those prostitots over there. What ya think . . . are they 11? 12?" 49

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puff 1. A term that refers to the smoking of marijuana. "Baby, I'm about to roll over to Jay Jay's house to puff that weed." pump it up 1. v. To engage in sexual intercourse, from the male perspective. Pump yo brakes 1. v. 1.to stop whatever it is you're doing or are about to do. "I'm bout to go holla at Kianna." " Ay, dawg. Pump yo brakes, she a gold digga." punk 1. (v.) Steal or take something. "Did you punk the last ding-dong?" "I heard Gena's car got punked." punked 1. Embarassed by someone else. Purple Urple (a.k.a. Purple Haze) 1. n. A strong strain of sativa cannabis, usually containing leaves with a purplish tint or purple fibers. "Yo, I got some bomb purple haze with me tonight; its gonna get us seriously faded." purps, purple urple 1. a term for a strong strain of marijuana that has purple leaves. "JJ told me that he had some purple urple if I wanted to come by, but I told him that I'm off them grapes, I'm trying to clean my life up." pusher 1. n. One who sells narcotics/drugs illegally. A drug dealer. pushin' 1. the illegal distribution of drugs. "That fool better keep all his info on the low or he's gonna do some real time for pushin' weight, all that weight." Lyrical reference: Pushin' Weight; Ice Cube & Mr. Short KHOP "A yeah yeah I push rhymes like weight I push rhymes like weight" put that on 1. Asking for or verifying authenticity. Like to ask "you swear!" "or I swear by my mom's grave." ""Tim got a new car!" "Put that on!" "I put that on!" or "I put that on everything!"" putting me on blast 1. to be publicity disciplined or to have someone raise their voice at you. Similar to "putting someone on the spot." "Why was that teacher putting me on the blast?"

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Q queen 1. n. A homosexual male who is extremely flamboyant and exemplifies many female traits and gestures. "I've seen some gay people in my life, but that fool is straight up a queen."

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R R. Kelly 1. v. To have sexual relations with a younger woman. Because R&B singer R. Kelly has that reputation. "Why you R. Kellyin’ those jr. high girls, One time?" raggedy 1. adj. Worn or broken down. See “tore up.” "Get your raggedy ride out a here poser!" raw 1. adj. anything pure or untampered with. Hardcore or very intense "I don't even like to joke with Mr. Jones, he raw then a mug." 2. adv. Sex without a condom "Ol' Dirt used to sing how he liked it raw, until he died." Real Talk 1. The Truth.Something very serious. "I can't stand it when these so-called rappers be tryin' to rap about how hard they are when they just studio gangsta's and dat's real talk." recognize 1. v. (pronounced reh cug nize) To respect. "Boy you better recognize!" reggin 1. The word nigger pronounced backwardly so as to not be confronted for using such a racist term; a term usually used by the racist. "Check out that reggin. What is he doing around these parts?" relish 1. A term used for marijuana, usually after the compressed nuggets are broken up and the seeds are separated from the cannibis. "Aye Son, you got that relish?" relli 1. Another way of saying relative or friend. "Matt is my relli." represent 1. Trying to do your best; to achieve some respect. "I'm just tryin' to represent." rest 1. n. The house or the place where someone resides. "Hey meet me at the rest and we'll rock some o dat new playstation." reup 1. A term used by drug dealers and users referring to the need to restock on the product(s) that were sold or used. "I need to go hit up the big homie and reup on that herb." 2. The term is also used in reference to the profit a drug dealer makes in comparison to what he paid for the product he sold and capitalized on. ride 1. n. Someone's mode of transportation. A car. "Check out his pimp ride!" 2. to have sex. "Girl, do you wanna ride tonight?"

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riding dirty 1. Driving with drugs or drug paraphernalia. ""I know these fools wanna catch me riding dirty."" rise up 1. to warn someone away, as if to say to "back off." (see "step off") "Man you best be risin' up off me!" rock 1. crack-cocaine. Sometimes used as a term for drugs in general. rocks 1. n. fat or big diamonds. roll 1. to leave. (see "roll-out" and "let's roll.") roll out 1. v. to leave. "We 'bout to roll out." rolla 1. A female who sleeps around with lots of guys. "Karen is such a rolla." rollin' 1. chillin', hangin' out, rollin' with the flow, takin' what life gives you. "I'm rollin' with the homies." 2. a term used when under the influence of Exstasy(x). "Hey, are you rollin?" roll-up 1. v. To arrive, mainly through the use of a car. "Eh, I say we roll up to that party tonight and roll up on that fool James." 2. Something that an enemy would do to sneak up on you; also to interact or address another person aggressively, particularly an enemy. "Let's roll up on those fellas and bust a cap!" 3. To fight. "Roll up, fool!" run 1. v. A command to surrender your valuables. "Yo fool, run that watch, them sneakers and that ice-grill right now or I'm-a blaze this heata!" runnin' game 1. See "spittin' game."

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S s'righ 1. (derived from "s'allrigh" or "it's all right") everything is okay, no problems. "J.T., you want me to help you with that?" "S'righ" S.T. Rugglin 1. a name given to someone who is struggling. "You're S.T. rugglin." sack 1. n. A bag (usually a zip lock bag) of marijuana/weed. The term usually is preceded by the dollar amount. "Tonight I'm gonna get faded off this dub sack I just bought." salty 1. to have a bad attitude towards someone or something. "Don't be all salty with me!" sauced 1. To be extremely drunk. "Man we got sauced last night at that party." say my name 1. an exclamation used to intimidate or used for celebration. If someone just scored a touchdown they might say, "Say my name (insert cruel noun here)!" scam 1. v. The act of using someone for a sexual favor without liking them.(see "mack") 2. n. A title given to the person used in this process. school 1. to show superiority by teaching someone a lesson or showing someone how to do something. To beat someone in a competition. "Man, give me that ball, I'm going to school you!" score 1. v. A term used in reference to succeeding in the aim to have sex with another person. "I think I'm gonna score with Angel tonight." scrap 1. v. to fight. screepy 1. A word made by the accidental combination of creepy and scary. It can be used in place of either word. "That is one screepy lookin' guy." scrilla or scrill 1. n. money. scrub 1. n. Someone undesirable. Someone who thinks he’s “fly” but really he’s a “busta.” "Man, I ain't hangin' out with them scrubs!"

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seed or seeds 1. n. kids, a person's offspring or posterity. "She look good, but she got them seeds." sellin' out 1. Someone who switches their beliefs or passion all the time. "Dan is always sellin' out." selling woof tickets 1. Trying to get someone to believe a falsity. Spreading lies. "Girl, you be jawsin . . . you're jus' selling woof tickets." serve 1. v. To beat someone up. To violently assault a person. To deliver an unwelcomed gesture, word or an act to an individual. "In a minute I'm about to roll over to that party and serve that fool Chris." 2. To confront or embarrass someone publicly. "Paula got served last night by Bridget, Tina and Kiesha when she tried to act all bougie at the mall." sexy back 1. derived from Justin Timberlake's song "Sexy Back," where he claimed to bring "sexy back." Someone who brings sexy back is simply claiming that they are the definition of "sexy." shabby 1. Ugly and generally not good. "Those clothes are so shabby." shaky 1. n. Not definite, resky, not very skillful. "Brandon's skills at driving are kinda' shaky after she kills mad beers." shank 1. To stab or cut someone. "In jail, if you're not careful you might get shanked." shawty 1. A good looking female. **See "shorty." "Oh snap. Look at that sexy shawty over there." sherm 1. A cigarette or marijuana coated in PCP or formaldehyde (embalming fluid); a hallucinogen narcotic that is smoked. Also see "sherm stick." "I can't believe Stevie messes with sherm now!" sherm stick 1. A cigarette or joint that is dipped in PCP or formaldehyde and is smoked. Also see "sherm." "Yo, I spotted your little sister smoken' a sherm stick the other night." shero 1. A femalo hero. "Superwoman is such a shero." shifty 1. A person who cannot be trusted. When a friend does something that makes you question how good a friend that person actually is. "Yo he slept with your girl. Shifty!" shiznit 1. See "shizzle." 55

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shizzle 1. Something very good. "Did you see T.J. play in the last game? He was the shizzle." 2. Sure; when used as "fo shizzle" it means for sure. 3. A euphemism for shit shizzy (the shizzy) 1. Something very good. Derived from "the shit. "She think she the shizzy now that she hooked up wif Adam." shoo 1. A euphemism for shoot. Also darn, heck, or many four letter words. "Shoo girl, I kow what you talkin' about!" shorty 1. n. a good looking female. **See "dime-piece" 2. A girldfriend. **See "breezy" shotty 1. a phrase yelled when someone wants the good seat. Short form of “shotgun.” Formerly calling “shotgun” got you the front passenger seat in the car (derived from the position on the stagecoach- the person with the shotgun sat up front near the driver). “Shotty” does the same thing. Works with other locations such as “shotty the couch”; “shotty the bean bag chair”; etc. shout out 1. accolades, recognition. shut up! 1. A quick reply expressing disbelief. As if to say, “Really?” "Ben Affleck just pulled in the driveway!” “Shut up!" shwagg 1. bad weed or marijuana. sick 1. adj. very good, crazy, cool, insane, dope. 2. Something exciting or intense. "That flow Joey just kicked was sick." sizurb 1. Any kind of alcoholic drink. "Hey, give me one of those sizurbs." skanch 1. adj. repulsive and skank-like (see "skank") "Your girl ain't nothin' but a skanch queen!" skank 1. n. More than a "hoochi-momma." A dirty, nasty promiscuous woman that no one would even touch. "Check out that nasty skank over there." skeen 1. 'I see now' or I understand. Used as a way of acknowledging that you get the picture. "What you doing D? "I'm bout to get soma that candy from Sandy tonight!" Oh skeen, then I'll holla at you tomorrow." 56

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skeeza 1. an unattractive, yet promiscuous female. (See "skank") skied 1. (pronounced “skeed”) To be drunk or high. skunk 1. n. A breed of marijuana classified by its strong odor and maintains a higher level of intoxication. "You read to get faded? I got a sack of that skunk waiten to be smoked." Slab 1. n. an older classic car that is in great condition. "Did you see Ray-Jay in that new slab rollin' down Peachtree? That whip is a beast!" slanging 1. v. (pronounced "slangin'") the act of selling any illegal substance. "Check out Brian slanging rock on the corner." sleepin' 1. To ignore someone or something. "Don't sleep on that new Fifty record, it's hecka tight." slingin 1. See "slangin'." slippin' 1. adv. making mistakes "Next time I catch Terry slippin on his game I'm gonna swoop in and pull Jackie cause she too fine." slizzard 1. A term for being intoxicated. "Amy got slizzard last night." slo mo 1. v. One who learns gradually or not as quick as the average person usually used as an insult. "Look slo mo, try pulling the door… with the sign on it that says PULL!" slow steppin' 1. messing up or falling behind. "You dropped the weed? Ah Dawg, you slow steppin!" smack 1. n. heroin. "He was so high on smack he didn't know what he was doing!" smack down, the 1. 1. n. An action of enforcement, punishing or hurting. Derived from a wrestling move called “the smack-down.” "Man, if you don't stop buggin I'm going to lay da smack down!" smak 1. (v) to describe a negative, usually derogatory, comment or conversation about (or to) another person. "He be talkin' smak about you!"

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smash 1. Having sex. "Camron thought he was gonna get something from me with his weak rap talkin' bout, "What up mommy can I smash that?" I told him, "Stop trippin' you know I'm waiting till I get that ring."" smexy 1. Someone who is super sexy. "Wow! That guy is smexy!" 2. A term that also describes someone as being smart and sexy. Sometimes the term is applied to individuals who are Mexican and sexy. "That girl is straight up smexy." smoke 1. v. To shoot someone; to kill them gangster style. "You bes keep on steppin’ or you gonna get smoked." snap 1. see "oh snap!" Sniffing Cheese 1. It's a drug containing a mixture of black tar heroin and Tylenol PM tablets crushed together. It's taken by sniffing it throught the nose. Note: This is a very dangerous and addicting drug. Soldiers 1. (pronounced sold-jas) A person (usually young male) who is committed to a cause; passionately lives out his/her conviction and willing to suffer or die for what they represent. "Marcus is a real sodier in these streets. That's why I like to hang with him." Son 1. n. A close friend; a term of endearment used as a greeting, equivalent to homie. "Wassup Son?!" 2. n. A term used to belittle or demean someone as though they were lesser. "What are you looking at Son?!! I’ll bust you in yo grill!" spank 1. a term that literally means to "smack one's butt" or "spank," but usually with sexual intentions implied. spent 1. v. tired. Also see "sprung." "Man, I'm spent!" spinners 1. car rims that still spin when you stop "Check out those 22" spinners on Fred's Blazer!" Spit 1. v. to rap or speak out. "Gimmie the mic and I'll spit till the cows come home." spittin' game 1. To try to impress someone of the opposite sex, or "picking up" on someone by sweet talking them. "Check out Jose over there spittin' game." spittin' knowledge 1. See "spittin’ game." 58

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spliff 1. A marijuana cigarette sprung 1. adj. To be obsessed with, usually in an amorous fashion. "Vanessa's so sprung on Todd, he's all she talks about." Squad 1. Your tribe, crew or group of friends that you hang out with. "I was hanging with my squad when we saw this preacher cat commin' at us talking about "God loves us and stuff"." square 1. Cigarettes. "Hey man, you got any squares on you?" squirrel 1. n. a hot female. "Check out that squirrel over there." stanky leg 1. v. A growingly popular dance to the hip hop song "Do the Stanky Leg." "Hey look at Jimmy; he's doing the Stanky Leg!" Lyrical reference: G-SPOT - Do the Stanky Leg "Bitch I’m wide-up! Do the Stanky Leg!" steal 1. v. To hit someone or something. "I'm gonna steal you in yo grill!" step off 1. a retort used to warn someone to back away. "You betta step-off!" 2. To threaten someone to leave one's belongings alone. "Step off my back pack!" sticking it 1. v. sexual intercourse. 2. v. Pulling off a feat or trick. Landing a trick on a board, motocross bike, etc. "Did you see Nathan sticking it out there on the wake board?" stog 1. cigarette, short for "stogey." stoked 1. adv. A skater or grunge term for extremely happy. "Did you see that trick? I was stoked I landed it!" straight 1. To be honest. straight up 1. adv. A phrase uttered in the midst of any sentence when no other adverbs are available to memory. Similar to the old slang word "totally." "He just straight up told me that he straight up liked me!" "Oh, straight up!" 2. Telling or asking someone something without messing around, or stalling; getting right to the point. "I just saw Jimmy with Jessica!" "Straight up?" "Straight Up!"

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strapped 1. adj. Carrying a weapon. "Don't worry, I'm strapped with my nine." stuntacular 1. High class flashing of your jewelry, money, riches, etc. Made famous by the Cash Money Millionaires. "50 Cent is stuntacular." stuttin 1. To do something that others find strange; also another word for "trippin." (See trippin'.) "Mark you so stuttin." sucks 1. When something is not agreeable and is not satisfying, or does not meet expectations. When something is terrible or not pleasant. "It sucks that I'm not gonna make it to the Rock The Bells concert this year." sum- summ'm 1. (n.) Something. Derived from "some-something." Usually something good or of value. "Do you got a little sum-summ'm for me?" sup 1. See "wassup." sureno 1. Chicano and Hispanic gangs usually from the southern part of California, who wear the color blue, symbolizing their gang and hood and the southern California region. "Those fools up north will kill you if they find out you're a sureno." swagga 1. A person's distinctive style and confident presentation of self. "I got that swagga that these dude's be biten." sweat box 1. n. Small club sweatin' 1. Trying to hit on someone. "This guys been asking me for my digits all night, he's really sweatin' me." 2. Nagging, harassing and/or putting pressure on someone; usually asking many questions. "On the real, the cops be sweatin' me constantly." sweet 1. adj./adv. (sometimes pronounced "saw-wheat") A late 80's term for very good, excellent. "His corvette was sweet!" swerve 1. See "get your swerve on." Swisha 1. Short for Swisher Sweet cigars. "JaRon been smokin' them swisha's and his breath stank!" 2. Slang for sweet or cool. "Man my new shoes is swisha."

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swoll 1. adj. Short for swollen; usually used in reference to a person that has lots of muscles or is buff. "He just got out of prison, been workin' out all the time - now he all swoll." 2. adj. A term usually used to describe or exaggerate the extremely large size of something or a person. swolles 1. n. muscles swoop me up 1. requesting someone to pick you up in their car. "Swoop me up for school in the morning." syrup 1. n. 'sippin on some syzzurp' A mixture of codeine induced cough medicine (usually perscription)along with rum or vodka and sprite. Syrup sippin' induces a hallucinatory state in which everything appears slower. "Sippin' on syrup is dangerous. November 2000 DJ Screw was found dead due to a heart attack resulting from a cough syrup overdose."

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T T Jones 1. n. Someone's mother or grandmother "Hey Jay, let's go over to yo' crib, yo T Jones be cookin' up some good food." tankin' 1. adj. When a large or fat person goes into a destructive rampage. "Dang, did you see big fella tankin' on Lil' D when D stone his fires?" tap 1. or "tap that ass." To have sex with somebody. "Hey dawg- I saw you with Katie. Did you tap that ass or what?" tap that 1. "see 'tap'" taxed 1. Overpriced. Cost too much. "Oh snap! That stuff is taxed!" that bites 1. A derogatory phrase exclaimed when the situation is not a good one. A phrase uttered when possibly unfair or unfavored circumstances are taking place. that's whut's up! 1. An exhortation. To highly agree with enthusiasm. "I got a new whip. That’s whut's up!" thievin' 1. v. (derived from "thiefing") stealing. this piece 1. a residence or place. "We up in this piece." thizang 1. thing "Give me that thizang!" thizzin 1. The act of being high off Extacy. "Man, that girl is hella thizzin." thrash 1. v. To win some form of competition by a large margin. "Dude, I thrashed Robert on the court!" 2. v. To harm, or to harshly disrespect someone or thing. 3. n. A style of metal rock music. Throwed 1. To get 'trashed' or 'waisted'. To get so high or drunk that your on the brink of passing out. "Me and my friends got so throwed last night that we had to get Jackie's big brother to drive us home."

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thugged 1. adj. To be hardcore. To be in a state of gangsterized attitude. "That fool is thugged out." tiggo bitties 1. Large breasts. "That girl has tiggo bitties." tight 1. adj./adv. an older term that still maintains its presence that means good or very nice. "Man . . . did you see that lowered Cadillac? It was tight!" 2. mad, angry or upset. "Yo, your pops is tight." 3. to get really intoxicated and or messed up on drugs. "Yo dawg, we got tight as hell last night." tight eye 1. adj./adv. Under the influence of a controlled substance. "Hey I got that Bobby Brown. You can get yo "tight-eye" on dog!" Tina 1. Slang for Crystal Meth. ""I'm looking for Tina."" tippin' 1. a driving manuver where you drive your car slowly and swerve from the left to the right till the car appears like it's tipping from side to side. "You can catch me out on dem roads, tippin' on dem 44's." toke/token 1. To smoke and or inhale marijuana. "Don't trip, I stay token that herb." tool up 1. Get your gun ready. Pick up your weapon and get ready to fight. Similar to "manup". ""Those fools was actin' wild, I thought it was time to tool up and drop some punks"." tore up (pronounced "toe up") 1. adj. Messed up. Ugly or run down. "Fix your hair, it's all tore up!" 2. Also refers to being under the influnece; drunk or high. "Did you see Joe at the party last night, man, he was tore up." tore up from the floor up 1. The current state of a person who does not look or feel very good. The obscene description of a person who's physical appearance is disturbing or not pleasant. "Did you see her? Oh Girl, she was tore up from the floor up." toss-up 1. A way of saying that a girl is a ho or that you had sex with her. "Man, that girl is such a toss-up." treat 'em 1. to correct or confront someone with a learned necessity. To teach someone. "You betta treat 'em before I treat 'em."

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tree 1. n. marijuana. trick 1. A sexually active female. "Yo Calvin. Who’s that trick over there with Jamie?" 2. A person who spends money for sexual intercourse, usually in the context of prostitution. Also used as a verb. "Why is Tiffany turning tricks?" or "Oh, he’s just a trick." triflin 1. v. To cheat on your boyfriend or girlfriend. "Rick! Are you trifflin with Jackie? You better hope Tomeka don't find out . . . she'll open up a can on you!" 2. talking behind a friend's back, back stabbing. trippin 1. v./adv. (derived from "tripping" ) To act like someone who is hallucinating or on an acid trip. To do something that others find strange. "Girl, why you trippin . . . he ain't all that!" 2. To act crazy or hostile about something or toward someone. "Eh, girl! I don't even know why he be trippin on me when I be out." tripping 1. v./adv. the effect of taking LSD (dropping acid). troop 1. n. a long walk or trip. "Taco Bell? That's a troop and a half." true 1. a phrase said to express agreement, as if to say, "I agree" or "good point." true dat 1. That's true. try 1. to make fun of someone in front of a lot of people. "Yo, he tried her." turf 1. A gang's area. A place a gang hangs out. "Ross is banging that turf." tweaker 1. adj. Someone who is addicted to methamphetamine (crank, speed). "Sally didn't sleep for over 40 hours, I'll bet she's a tweaker." tweakin' 1. v. to act like someone who has taken Methamphetamine. To be excessively hyper or energetic. To act strangely. tweaking 1. v. To snort or smoke methamphetamine (crank, speed). In some cases people will take it intervenously. "Why are you figiting so much, have you been tweaking again?"

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twist 1. v. Another way of indicating sex or a sexual act. "I'm going to Rachel's house to twist her out." twisted 1. Drunk or high. "I've been drinking all day, I'm twisted."

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U up in 1. up in here, up in this place, up in that . . . A description of where you currently are, or are going. "Yo, why you all up in here, I’m trying to sleep." up my game 1. v. to improve your skills in an particular area. "Now that I'm in the 10th grade I'm a have to up my game in talkin' to these honies." ups 1. the ability to jump very high. (see "hops"). "Look, Billy's got mad ups!"

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V viddlez 1. n. Viddlez is known as food back in the day. "Yo. I need some viddlez. I am too hungry!" vogues 1. Wide wheels, sometimes with white walls.

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W wack 1. adj. Weak, uncool, or poor quality. Something undesirable. "That girl is wack." wacked 1. see "wack." wale tail 1. As in the term for the look of the thong underwear peeking above the back of a girl's pants. "Mark did you see that wale tail?" wanksta 1. a “wanna-be” gangsta wassup 1. (derived from "what's up?") What is going on? How is it going? Good to see you. we're up 1. something said when it's time to leave. "Hey, we're up!" weak 1. adj. no good, a bad situation. "This is weak." weaksauce 1. n. Joke that didn't quite make you laugh. "That was weaksauce." weight 1. n. A large amount of drugs usually gathered and packaged by the pound. 2. n. A large amount of cocaine. "Man, I’m tired of slangen nickels an dimes; I want to get my hands on some serious weight." Lyrical reference: Pushin' Weight; Ice Cube & Mr. Short KHOP "A yeah yeah I push rhymes like weight I push rhymes like weight" Wha's crackulatin'? 1. (derived from "What's crackulating?") What is going on? How is it going? Good to see you. When greeting someone you might say, "Whas' crackulatin'?" Wha’s really good? 1. Or “what’s good?” A greeting. When you see a friend, you say this. "Wha's really good son?" Whassup? 1. Derived from "what's up?" What is going on? How is it going? Good to see you. If you pass someone, bob your head once, raising your chin about an inch and say "Whassup?" What it do? 1. A term used to say, What's up? "Hey kinfolk, what it do?" 68

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What up? 1. Another way of saying, What's up? Also see "Wassup?" "Hey Malia! Girl what up?" What's crackin? 1. See wassup? (In some cities, it is said that certain gangs use “what’s crackin” and others use “what’s poppin” and you don’t want to say the wrong term.) What's poppin? 1. A greeting, or another way of saying what's up? Also see "Wassup?" whip 1. a car "Yo’ T. Lets hop in the whip and get up out of here." whipped 1. To be head over heels in love; do anything for someone. "Man, she got yo behind whipped!" white 1. n. A term used to refer to cocaine because of its color. "Aye to Big John, you better not get caught slangen that white or you’ll be doing some serious time." who's your daddy! 1. An exclamation of victory or retort. A cry bellowed after a recent conquer. After dribbling past an opponent and scoring in basketball, yell "who's your daddy!" whoobangin' 1. v. to communicate bad things about someone. To gossip. Also known as "talking trash." "Quit your whoobangin and let's roll." whoop 1. v. To beat up. "You mad doggin me? I'll whoop you so bad your cousin will cry!" 2. To beat someone in a sport. "We whooped their team 126 to 57!" wicked 1. Very good, great. wigga 1. A white person who thinks he’s black. Derived from “white nigger” Wipe 1. adv. to be defeated or whipped. "Don't battle Terron, he will wipe you everytime cause that boy is raw!" Woot/Woop 1. v. Term used as a response or in celebration to exciting news. "A yo Daniel, I (Michael) was drafted by the NBA last night, WOOP!" word 1. that’s correct, that’s all right, or that’s good. "“I just got me a new ride!” “Word.”"

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word up 1. To affirm "that's the truth" coined by the song "word up" released in 1986 by a band called Cameo. worn 1. adj. (derived from “worn out”) Exhausted. "Man, I'm worn." wuddup 1. Another way of saying hello; or what's up? "Yo Mike! Wuddup!" wylin' 1. v. acting crazy or wild. Out of control "Girl, I ain't goin over Nita's house no more after dark cause them fools be wylin' out!" 2. Tripping or doing something funny. "Did you see Nick wylin on TV last night?"

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X X 1. n. Term used for the drug "Ecstasy." A pill used at Raves(parties). Sometimes called "E".

Y Ya digg? 1. A way of asking someone if they agree with you or if they understand what you are saying. "Yo, that Kings game was hot, ya digg?" ya' mean 1. (short for: "You know what I mean") A term used to affirm another person's understanding of what you are speaking about. "Yo, I'm bout to come up on this paper, ya' mean." yahhh 1. adv. A term used to warn an individual(s) to approach you with hostility and or to get out of your face. "Yahh Homie, you need to check yourself before you gets hurt." Lyrical reference: SOULJA BOY & FT. ARAB - Tellem Yahhh "Man when somebody be in your face, on your nerves just talkin and talkin and you don't wanna hear it, just be like YAHHH Trick! YAHHH! Hey Soulja Boy, YAHHH! Trick, YAHHH! Get out my face." yezzur 1. slang for 'Yes Sir'. Made popular by Pharell on Snoop dogg's song, 'Let's get blown' "Man did you git wit Gina last night? Yezzur!" Yo 1. An informal address; another way of saying "Hey" or "Hello." you feel me? 1. A question asked to make sure someone understands you or where you’re coming from. See “feel me.” young 1. adj. References something small or undersized, particularly an article of clothing. "Look at that young shirt he's wearing!" Youngboul 1. A term used to refer to someone who is younger than you, similar to 'my nephew' "Lil' P is comin up on his B-ball skillz. That youngboul's gonna run the court next year." youngin 1. Or “young.” A young boy on the street. "What's up young?"

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Z zone 1. A measurement of marijuana. One ounce, 28 grams of weed. 2. Also used in reference to a quarter pound of marijuana. "Yo, Frankie we should reup with Mike, he sells zones for a bill." zoned out/zonen 1. v./adv. A term used to refer to the similar actions of daydreaming, unaware of the moment, usually lost in deep thought. The actions of a person who is intoxicated and unable to control their thoughts. "Leave Matt alone. He's zoned out."

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