noun Street Slang

AB

AY-BEE · noun · slang

The Aryan Brotherhood, a white-supremacist prison gang.

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Initialism for the Aryan Brotherhood, one of the most notorious white prison gangs in the US system.

“You don't cross the AB and stay on that yard.”
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AB In A Sentence

You don't cross the AB and stay on that yard.

Origin & Usage

Initials of the gang's name, founded in California's San Quentin in the 1960s.

People Also Ask

What does 'AB' stand for in prison?

It's an initialism for the Aryan Brotherhood, one of the most notorious white-supremacist prison gangs in the US system.

How is 'AB' used?

It names the gang, as in 'You don't cross the AB and stay on that yard.'

Where did the Aryan Brotherhood come from?

According to widely reported accounts, it was founded at California's San Quentin prison in the 1960s. The abbreviation is simply the initials of the gang's name.

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