Hip hop slang.
One of the things that has helped define hip hop and the culture, is how we actually speak. In many ways, the slang that we've used over the years says a lot about who we are. Like most things in hip hop culture, slang can (and will) change. Or even better...it can have several meanings.
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English Words with Changed Meanings (These words can be found with the same spelling in any English dictionary, but they are used as slang words and given an alternate meaning in hip-hop)
bent - adj.- intoxicated
bird - n.- girl
biscuit - n.- gun, pistol
blunt - n.- a cigar used as a joint, filled with marijuana instead of tobacco.
blunted - adj.- same meaning as 'stoned', but specifically the intoxication from smoking a blunt or blunts of marijuana.
boo -n.- affectionate term for one's significant other
bounce - v.- leave, go (EX: "Let's bounce." = "Let's leave.")
bugged out - adj.- Acting weird, unorthodox, or upset, etc. (EX: "He's bugged out.")
buggin'- v.- acting weird, unorthodox, or upset, etc. (EX: "Why you buggin'?")
bumpin'- adj.- cool, pleasurable, to one's liking. EX: "That song is bumpin'." Also as a verb, as in the phrase "It's bumpin'.", which usually refers to music.
burner-n.- gun
bust -v.- perform, do. (EX: "Bust a rhyme" = "Rapping a rhyme", while "Bust a move" ="Make a move/perform a move")
busted -adj.- ugly, caught doing a crime. {EX: "Yo' girl is BUSTED!")
cap - n.- bullet (EX: "I'ma bust a cap in yo' ass." = "I will shoot you.")
capped -v.- shot.
cheese - n.- money
chill - v.- relax, keep cool
chill - adj.- relaxed, alright. (EX: "He's chill." = "He's alright." or "He's relaxed.")
chillin' - v.- relaxing
cold - adj.- tight, good, nice, and sometimes mean, as in the phrase "cold-hearted". If a guy cheats on his girl, a response might be "That's cold." If one is looking at a really nice suit, the response might be "Man, that suit is COLD!"
coolin' - v.- relaxing, being comfortable
crib -n.- place of residence
dime - n.- a very attractive woman; a "ten" on a scale of one-to-ten.
dip - v.- leave. (EX: "Let's dip." = "Let's go.")
dog (also "dogg" and "dawg") -n.- a close and trusted friend.
dope - adj.- cool, appealing, etc.
down - adj.- with it, or willing to take part. (EX: "I'm down to do it." = "I'm up for it." "Thatfool thinks he's down." = "That guy thinks he's hardcore.")
fat - adj.- cool, appealing. When written, it is almost always intentionally spelled " phat".
fire - adj.-tight, nice, cool. may also refers to marijuana.
flow - v.-rap with beat, can also be used as a noun. (EX: "He was flowing." or "Listen to my flow.")
fly - adj.- cool, appealing, etc.
folk - n.- friends, acquaintances, or at least temporary partners.
front - v.- pretending to be that which you are not, acting tough. also short for confronting someone.
game - n.- knowledge, skill, expertise, knack, "mack-skills", techniques, etc. (EX: "He got game with those girls." = "He has good technique with the ladies.")
ghost -v.- to leave, leave quietly, quickly. (EX: "He got ghost." = "He left quickly." or "It'stime to get ghost." = "It's time to evacuate from the scene.")
gully - adj.- from the hood or ghetto.
hate - v.- aside from its usual meaning, has different shades of meaning such as "criticizing", or "disrupting" someone's game. (EX: "Why you gotta hate on me?" = "Why do you have to insult me?")
hating (hatin') - v.- same meaning as 'hate' (see above). (EX: Don't be hatin'!)
heat or heater - n.- any type of firearm
heat - n.- police, FBI, law enforcement in general (used especially in the film,Heat).
herb - n.- especially marijuana but can be any sort of drug.
hood - n.- neighborhood, usually, or the turf of certain gangs
ice -n.- diamonds, usually refers to the plural. (EX: "That nigga got shit loads'a ice on hiswrist." = "That guy is wearing a bracelet with a lot of diamonds.")
ill -adj.- 1. cool, appealing, far-out (EX: "That's ill!") 2. crazy, rowdy, mean ("Why are you acting ill to that guy?")
I'ma - a contraction of "I'm" and "gonna"
jet- to leave quickly (EX: "C'mon, let's jet.")
iron -n.- firearm
kickin'- adj.- appealing; (EX: "Those rims are kickin'.")
lamp- v.- chill, relax
marinate -v.- chill, relax
murk (Also mirk) -v.- 1. leave. "I'm finna murk." = "I'm about to leave.") 2. murder, kill. (EX:"Pass me the strap, I'm 'bout to murk this foo." = "Give me a gun, I'm about to kill this guy.")
piece -n.- 1.firearm 2.pipe 3.a tagging (graffiti marking a certain gang or individual's turf)
piff 1. -n.- 1. cocaine (EX: "Pass the piff!") 2. -adj.- something cool (EX: "My style is straightup piff!")
pig -n.- police officer
player (also playa) - n.- 1. Someone who knows how to manipulate women towards sex, etc. 2.Someone who knows how to manipulate things in general. 3. Someone who cheats on hisgirlfriend or wife (or if a woman: boyfriend, husband). 4. Less correctly applied to a"baller" (see "baller").
popes - n. - the police, an abbreviation of po-po. (EX: "Look out for the popes!")
punk - n. - a coward, alternatively an asshole
punk - a coward or wimp. (EX: "Don't punk out on me." = "Don't get cowardly.")
punked - intimidated. (EX: "He got punked by that fool." = "He got intimidated or bullied bythat person.")
pussy - n. - a coward, a sissy. used as a put-down, usually against males. It also refers to thefemale vagina or the female in general.
pussy - v. - Sex (EX: "I'm gettin' hella pussy back at my crib tonight" = "I will have sextonight at my house.")
scratch - n. - money
skrillah - n. - money
shorty - n.- a girl or woman if referring to a girlfriend, a child if referring to someone's son or daughter.
spit - v.- rap (EX: "He can spit." = "He can rap.")
steel -n.- firearm
straight - adj.- fine, okay. not related to sexuality. (EX: A person asks "You want someHenny?" The other person replies, "No thanks, I'm straight.")
strapped -adj.- bearing a firearm
stunting - showing your best or to act out of the ordinary
tight - adj.- cool, high-quality, appealing.
toaster -n.- firearm
trippin' -v.- high on drugs, kidding, or being crazy. (EX: "You must be trippin'.")
tweak -n.- to do crystal meth; Can also be altering something
Drug Related Slang Terms
Papi - The drug connect
White Lady - Cocaine
Slanging - Selling Drugs
Girl - Cocaine
Dope boy - Drug Dealer
Trapping - Selling drugs
The Trap - Place where people sell drugs
boi -heroin
brown - heroin
bud -marijuana
buddha - marijuana
butter -crack cocaine
chewy - a cigar that has been emptied and refilled with marijuana and cocaine
chronic - marijuana
cookies - crack cocaine
dank - marijuana
dime (also "dimebag" or "dimesack") - ten dollar bag of illicit drugs
dodo - marijuana
doja - marijuana
drank - codeine
'dro- marijuana grown using a hydroponic set-up
dub - a twenty dollar bag of marijuana. can also refer to twenty inch rims on a car.
fire - marijuana or meaning a sex term towards oral sex
ganja- marijuana
gizz - crack cocaine
green - marijuana
hard - crack cocaine
hydro - marijuana grown using a hydroponic set-up
indo - marijuana from Indonesia or marijuana that has been grown indoors
limb - marijuana. a term popularized in Florida.
mota - marijuana
nick (also "nickel", "nickelbag", "nickelsack") - a five dollar bag of illicit drugs
Reggie Miller - "regular killer" commercial weed, usually from Mexico.
rocks - crack cocaine
shwag - marijuana
soft -cocaine
smack - heroin
smoke - marijuana
sticky icky - marijuana
piff- cocaine
powder - cocaine
primo - a joint laced with angel dust or crack cocaine
purp - codeine (Houston)
thizz - ecstasy. Other forms of the word include thizzin', thizzed. Used primarily by Bay Area MCs
wet - a marijuana cigarette that has been dipped
white - cocaine
work - cocaine
yayo - cocaine
Maybelline - cocaine
Powdering his face - snorting cocaine
Hip-hop Slang Phrases
Brain - Oral sex from a woman
Buck - 1. To act uppity o provoke (EX: You wanna get buck fool?) 2. To steal (Yo, we was buckin' gummy worms all day!)
Bus a nut - Ejaculate
bum rush - crashing into a show hoping to see it for free, to arrive in force, to ambush from behind
bust a cap - shoot a bullet
bust a move - to act first in an altercation, to perform a dance step. popularized by YoungM.C.'s hit single, "Bust A Move" (1989).
bust out - leave or exit quickly. (EX: "He busted out of the club." = "He left the club quickly.")
bust out - show or bring out something. (EX: "He busted out a fat dubsack from his coat pocket." = "He took a big sack of drugs out of his pocket.")
cappin - lying, saying you were going to do something and not doing that thing. popularized by rapper Tampa.
clap iron - to shoot a firearm
coolin' it - relaxing
da bomb - the bomb. cool, appealing, or popular
da shiznit - "the shit". cool, appealing, etc. popularized by Snoop Dogg.
dead presidents - money (U.S. currency has a picture of a former President of the United States)
heavy metal - firearms
keep it trill - keep it true and real (true + real = trill)
kickin' it - relaxing
my bad - my mistake or I'm sorry
off the chain - unbelievable, outrageous, wild, etc.
off the hook - unbelievable, outrageous, wild, etc.
oh fo sure - no problem, you're welcome
open up shop - sell drugs, establish a drug-selling spot
peace out - good bye
peep game - to take note of someone's game, observe someone's game in action, etc.
plexing - starting stuff or beefing
roll out - leave. specifically, to get in your vehicle and leave the scene.
spit game (also "spittin' game") - to speak "game". see the definition of "game" above.
to the beat - acceptable, on top of things
throwed - tight, the best, or great
what's goin' down? - what are we doing tonight? can refer to a fight.
what tha dilly yo? (also "...dealio?") - what is going on?. Originated from "What the deal, yo?"
what up? - hello, how are you?, or what is going on?
wiggity-wack - very disturbing. presently, the "wiggity" has been dropped and those in hip-hop now use just "wack".)
word up - you got that straight, that's right, or how's it going. many now simply use the word"word".
5000 - to say peace or to leave (short for Audi 5000)
Did you learn anything? I hope so. There's about 1 million slang words that I didn't mention...
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