Do you know the meaning of the above two terms?
Whether they are communicating orally, in writing, or spray painting words or symbols (graffiti) on a wall or building, gangs have created a unique language of their own. Some of the words and symbols have a universal gang use and meaning, while others have an ethnic, cultural, or regional meaning. In addition, a number of other terms and slogans have been given meanings other than the original meaning.
Sgt. Curtis Jackson, (retired) of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, very accurately describes how slang is used in his book, "A Line in the Turf. The following excerpt from his book clearly points out how slang may have different meanings all over the country.
Their street slang may be different. Yes, there will be some of the same terminology used by a lot of different gangs, but again each area will have it's own street slang. Is a shotgun a "gauge", "break down", or "sprayer" or something else? A revolver a "trey-eight" or "double deuce", a bicycle a "dime speed", a vehicle a "hoop" or "bomb". When gang members say they left, did they "book" or "raise"? Remember it's the job of the local law enforcement gang officer to figure out what is applicable for his/her own area."
The information below has been gathered from numerous sources. Although this list is believed to be the most extensive slang list on the Internet, It represents only a small sample of the many symbols, words and slogans used by "gang bangers." Also included are some "rap" terms as well as some of the more familiar street and prison gang names.
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* aight, aite, aw-ite - all right
* axe - ask "I want to axe you a question."
* befo' - before "I told you this befo'.’"
* biatch - bitch
* da' - the "He's da' man."
* dat - that "I love dat."
* dis - this "I love dis."
* down - I'm up for it. "I'm down."
* fitty - fifty "He's fitty years old.'
* flava - flavor
* flow - to rap, can also be used as a noun, "Listen to my flow."
* flo' - floor
* fo'(1)- for "This is fo' my Aunt."
* fo'(2) - the number four.
* fo'(3) - short for before, or any -fore suffix.
* ho - prostitute, short for whore
* mo' - more "I can't stand it no mo."
* moo' - move "moo’ over there for me."
* nigga, niggaz - one's boyz, those one hangs out with
* 'sup - what's up
Alternative Spelling
Spelling that alters letters in a word but results in roughly the same pronunciation. The intent is to place more emphasis on a part of the word than in the traditional pronunciation.
* boi - boy
* herre - here, pronounced as "her", introduced by rap artist Nelly in
song lyrics, "It's getting hot in herre."
* phat - very cool
Conjoined Words
Words that are combined for ease of pronunciation, and to reduce the total number of syllables.
* busta - snitch, "You's a busta."
* fugly - fucking ugly, "She looks fugly."
* hella - hell of "He's hella cool."
* payce - peace "Payce dawg."
Partial Words
Uses part of a word to represent an entire word.
* cuz - short for because
* cuz(2) - a citation what's up cuz? / cousin, especially in Crips
slang "He's my cuz."
* feds - short for Federal Agents, refers to cops or other law
enforcement agencies
* popo - cops, short for police
* po' - poor "He's too po' to afford a house."
* sitch - situation
Replacement Suffix
The ending of a word is removed, and replaced with a new suffix used as a substitute, much like Pig latin.
* bizzle - bitch
* fizzle - can be female or fuck
* hizzle(1) - house
* hizzle(2) - hook, as in "Off the hook"
* nizzle - nigga
* rizzle - real
* shiznit - shit
* shizzle - sure
* tizzle - a state of agitation or nervousness
Actions
* bail - leave "I'm gonna bail."
* be - are, am, is - usually refers to location "I be over here." or
"He be sleeping right now."
* bent - intoxicated
* buggin' - acting in a manner which is not socially acceptable "Why
she buggin'?"
* bumpin' - to one's liking "That song is bumpin'."
* busta cap - to shoot a gun "I'ma busta cap in yo ass."
* busta move - to act quickly, or to perform a dance move
* bust out(1) - to leave, to exit. "He busted out of the club."
* bust out(2) - to show or introduce something. "He busted out a
deck of playing cards from his coat pocket."
* chillin' - relaxing. "We chillin' at State and 3rd."
* dime - hot girl
* diss - to show disrespect.
* fittin' or fixin' - going to do something "I'm fittin' to buy me some
cigarettes."
* gank - to steal "He ganked my ride."
* jet - leave "We gotta jet."
* lunchin' - behaving erratically
* roll out - to leave
* scrap - to fight "We scrapped in the back yard."
* spit - see flow.
Anatomy
* booty - buttocks, especially female
* guns - muscular arms
* puntang, poontang, punanny, pooty, poot - female genitalia
Brand Names & Commercial Trademarks
Learn more about Product Mentions in Rap Music.
* Benz - short for Mercedes Benz, known for luxury automobiles
* Cristal - Roederer Cristal, a brand of champagne
* Lex - short for Lexus, known for luxury automobiles
Consumer Products
* bub - short for bubbly, i.e. champagne
* rims - wheels of a vehicle, often a customized wheel replacing a
manufacturer wheel, with an appealing design or "bling-bling"
appearance. Size is also a factor, generally twenty to twenty-four
inches denotes luxury or extra expense.
* whip - car
Drug Terms
* bud - marijuana
* dime, dimebag, dimesack, sawbuck - a ten dollar "bag" of illicit
drugs
* ice - crystalized methamphetamine, ice cream, dream catcher
* mac - blunt
* nick, nickel, nickelbag, nickelsack, - a five dollar "bag" of illicit
drugs
* yayo, yay - cocaine
* weed - buda, shwag, mota, bud, mary jane, dodo, green, fire,
smoke, peace stick, watar, bluntos
* hydro - dro, dodo, banga, ganja, dank, sticky
* elbow - LB (lb.) pound of illicit drugs
* dub - a twenty dollar "bag" of illicit drugs
* quarter - a twenty five dollar "bag" of illicit drugs
* eight ball - an eight ounce "bag" of illicit drugs
* roll - MDMA, ecstasy pill
Gang Terms
* gangsta - member of a street gang
* 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
* thug - hard core gangster
* wanksta - fake ass gangsta
* P.H.D. - pimping hoes daily
* noassatall - no ass at all
* chillax - chilling while relaxing
* white girl - cocaine, coke, yayo, blow,the shit
Gun Terms
* cap - bullet
* Mac 10, Mac - gun
* nine, nina - 9mm handgun
* piece - gun
* strapped up - holding a gun
* AR - AR 15 machine gun
* K - ak 47
* pump - shotgun
* pistol - gun
* heat - gun
* biscuit - gun
* ruger - gun
* 4 pounda - 40 caliber gun
* 44 - 44 caliber gun
Locations
* areous - area
* crib - place of residence
* hood - neighborhood
* bodega - corner store
* the shops - mall somewhere to go shopping
Numbers
* 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, from the telephone directory service in the US
* 420 - marijuana related, from the police code used for possession
or use of marijuana
* 5-0 - police (referring to the television show Hawaii Five-O)
* 808 - police code for excessive noise pollution, supposedly named
after a sound system of the same name.
* 730 - the code for crazy
* 247 - all day hustle
* 187 - murder
* 817 - Fort Worth TX,(funkytown, murderworth,and partyworth)
telephone area code
Concepts
* benjamins - refers to 100 dollar bills after the American president
Benjamin Franklin, whose face is on them. "It's all about the
benjamins".
* bling bling - expensive jewelry or other expensive material
possessions, refers to the imaginary sound of glistening metal or
other shiny surfaces. "bling bling" added to Oxford Dictionary
* bo janglin' – stupid, not paying attention
* busted - ugly nigga, "Yo' girl is busted."
* dope - cool, tight
* dime - a very attractive woman, a "ten" on a scale of one-to-ten
* fly - appealing "She is so fly."
* koolin' it - kickin' it, chilling
* kickin' - appealing "Those rims are kickin."
* straight - okay
* the shit - awesome, great. "That man is the shit."
* tight - attractive "Your car is tight."
* wack - not to one's liking "This relationship is totally wack."
* ba-donka-donk - an incredibly attractive ass
Relationships
* boo - boy/girlfriend, beau
* boyz - gang friends
* brurva - a male acquaintance
* crew - one's good friends (similar to boyz)
* haps - mother
* hoodrat - girl with loose morals
* homie, homey, homeboy - friend
* jigga - acquaintance, alternate of "nigga"
* peeps - people, acquantainces
* shorty - girl, or girl on the side
Miscellaneous
* jakes - cops
* jonx - belongings
* junk - stuff, belongings, male or female genitals
* shit - stuff, belongings. "Get away from my shit."
* lowckin - checking out the scene
Phrases
* da bomb - the bomb, i.e. sp; > * my bad - my mistake
* off the hook, off the chain - unbelievable, outrageous, wild, etc.
* peace out - good bye
* rise up, foo - bring it on
* school ya - to teach a lesson, to win a confrontation
* sku me - excuse me
* whas goin' down? - what are we doin` tonight?
* 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?
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