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Street Slang

Street slang and drill vocabulary — the words from the block, defined with no filter.

1484 words

Pres
noun

Short for pre-drinks; a casual gathering at someone's house to drink alcohol before going out to a bar, club, or event. Pronounced preez.

#aussie slang#australia
Bet
interjection

An all-purpose 'okay,' 'deal,' or 'we'll see' — agreement or a challenge.

#aave#american#gen-z#urban-lingo
dab sweats
noun

The sudden sweating that can follow a big dab.

#weed#cannabis#420#effect
Sliding
verb

Driving into a rival area looking for trouble — or, in production, the signature gliding 808 bass.

#uk#hip-hop#aave#british
the hooch
noun

Atlanta's nickname for the Chattahoochee River.

#atlanta#georgia#hip-hop#geography
Bellend 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#british#uk#urban-lingo
in the cut
phrase

In a blind spot out of camera and guard view.

#prison#criminal#place#violence
dicky bird
noun

Rhyming slang for word; 'not a dicky bird' = not a word.

#cockney#london#british#rhyming
moll
noun

A woman associated with criminals; a gangster's girlfriend.

#prison#criminal#gang#associate
dagga
noun

South African term for cannabis.

#weed#cannabis#420#regional
manor
noun

One's local area

#cockney#london#british#place
upstate
phrase

Away serving time in a state prison.

#prison#criminal#sentence#place
The O
proper noun

Short for O'Block, the Parkway Gardens set in Chicago.

#chicago#drill#hip-hop#gang
dog's bollocks 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#cockney#london#british#approval
whack
verb

To murder someone, esp. on orders.

#prison#criminal#murder#mafia
patsy
noun

A person set up to take the blame; a fall guy or dupe.

#prison#criminal#con#victim
skim
verb

To siphon off cash before it is officially counted or reported.

#prison#criminal#fraud#money
pork pies
noun

Rhyming slang for lies, clipped to 'porkies'.

#cockney#london#british#rhyming
bobos
noun

Cheap, plain state-issued sneakers.

#prison#criminal#clothing#object
cain and abel
noun

Rhyming slang for table.

#cockney#london#british#rhyming
a-town
noun

Insider nickname for Atlanta.

#atlanta#hip-hop#crunk#nickname
hooty hoo
interjection

Dungeon Family rally call — owl-style holler for the crew.

#atlanta#hip-hop#outkast#dungeon-family
china
noun

Mate (clipped from 'china plate').

#cockney#london#british#friend
Styll
adverb

London filler tagged onto the end of sentences for emphasis — 'still,' but stretched.

#uk#mle#british#gen-z
artful dodger
noun

Lodger.

#cockney#london#british#home
battle cruiser
noun

Rhyming slang for boozer (pub), clipped to 'battle'.

#cockney#london#british#rhyming
raspberry ripple 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#cockney#london#british#rhyming
Abi
interjection

A tag added to a sentence to mean "isn't it?" or "right?"

#nigerian-pidgin#pidgin#nigerian#west-african
flamboast
verb

Flaunting wealth — flamboyant + boast.

#bay-area#hip-hop#e-40#flex
fresh meat
noun

Newly arrived inmates, seen as untested or vulnerable.

#prison#criminal#newcomer#status
Wildin'
verb

Acting wild, going overboard, or behaving unreasonably.

#aave#american#gen-z#hip-hop
carb cap
noun

A lid over a banger that lowers pressure for low-temp dabs.

#weed#cannabis#420#gear
back out
verb

To pull out a weapon — usually a blade or strap.

#uk-drill#london#violence#weapons
jazz cabbage
noun

Jokey nickname for cannabis nodding to jazz-era use.

#weed#cannabis#420#humor
elephant's trunk
adjective

Drunk — 'a bit elephants'.

#cockney#london#british#drink
ginger beer 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#cockney#london#british#slur
Zanku
noun

The stamping, footwork-heavy dance kicked off on the streets of Lagos.

#yoruba#yoruba-slang#nigerian#west-african
cher
noun

Cajun term of endearment, from French chéri(e).

#nola#cajun#southern#hip-hop
crumble
noun

A dry, crumbly concentrate that flakes apart.

#weed#cannabis#420#concentrate
bagman
noun

One who collects or carries illicit money for a criminal operation.

#prison#criminal#money#racket