Hip hop slang
Hip hop slang is a varied accumulation of
slang terms that changes frequently and is parallel to the evolution and use of
hiphop.
- 313 – from, of, or referring to a Detroit (telephone) area code
- 213 – from, of, or referring to a southern California (telephone) area code
- 411 - information
- 5-0 – police (referring to the television show Hawaii 50)
- areous - area
- aite, aw-ite - all right
- axe - ask
- bail - leave
- be - are
- befo - before
- bent - intoxicated
- bling bling - expensive jewelry or other expensive material possessions
- bo janglin’ – stupid, not paying attention
- boo – boy/girlfriend, beau
- booty - butt
- boyz - gang friends
- brurva – a male acquaintance
- bud - marijuana
- buggin' - acting in a manner which is not socially acceptable in a group of homies
- bumpin’ - to one’s liking
- bust out - leave
- busta cap - to shoot a gun
- busta move - to act quickly
- cap - bullet
- cuz - Can either be used in place of because, or as a citation (what's up cuz?) / cousin, especially in Crips slang ("He's my cuz")
- chillin’ - relaxing
- crib - place of residence
- crew - One's good friends (similar to boyz)
- cristal - Roederer Cristal, a brand of champagne
- da bomb – cool, appealing, or popular
- dime – phone call
- dime, dimebag, dimesack – a ten dollar “bag” of illicit drugs
- dis - this
- diss - disrespect
- feds - cops
- fittin or fixin - going to do something
- fitty - fifty
- flava - flavor
- flow - to rap, can also be used as a noun, ...listen to my flow...
- flo - floor
- fly - appealing
- homie, homey, homeboy - friend
- hood - neighborhood
- gangsta – member of a street gang
- gank - to steal
- haps - mother
- ho - prostitute
- jakes - cops
- jet - leave
- hoodrat – girl with loose morals
- jigga - acquaintance
- jonx - belongings
- kickin’ - appealing
- lunchin’ - behaving erratically
- mac - blunt
- Mac 10, Mac - gun
- mo - more
- moo - move
- my bad - my mistake
- nick, nickel, nickelbag, nickelsack - a five dollar “bag” of illicit drugs
- nigga, niggaz – one’s ''boyz, those one “hangs out with”
- nine, nina, 9 - 9mm gun
- peace out – good bye
- peeps - people
- phat - very cool
- piece - gun
- playa - someone who is not monogamous / someone who's really in, someone who's got a lot of respect
- playa hata - One who has ill feelings towards the actions of a playa / someone with no respect, wanksta
- po - poor
- rims - hubcaps
- rise up, foo - "bring it on"
- roll out - to leave
- school ya – to teach a lesson, to win a confrontation
- scrap – to fight
- shorty - girl
- sitch - situation
- sku me - excuse me
- spit - see flow.
- straight - okay
- sup - what's up
- tight - attractive
- thug - hard-core gangster
- wack - not to one’s liking
- wanksta - fake ass gangsta
- what tha dilly yo? - what is going on?
- what up? - hello, how are you?
- word up - got that straight, that's right or how's it going
- yayo - Cocaine
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