noun
Street Slang
codes
· noun · uk-drill
Postcode turf claimed by a gang.
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Short for postcodes — the specific London letter-number combos (E1, SE17, N17) that drill crews claim as territory. 'Crossing codes' means stepping into rival turf; 'reppin' codes' means flying the flag of yours. The whole London gang map is drawn in postcodes.
“Don't cross them codes after dark, fam.”
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codes In A Sentence
Don't cross them codes after dark, fam.
Origin & Usage
Native to London street culture; the postcode-as-turf model has shaped UK gang geography since the 1990s and became core drill vocab.
People Also Ask
What does codes mean in gang slang?
Codes refers to the postcode area that a gang claims as its turf.
How do you use codes in a sentence?
"You don't want to be caught slipping in their codes after dark."
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