noun
Street Slang
cuz
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Crip-internal address term — short for 'cousin'.
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Definitions
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Internal address term used between Crips — a contraction of 'cousin'. Functions the way 'blood' does for Bloods: identifier, greeting, sentence-ender. Saying it the wrong place can get you checked.
“What's good, cuz, where you been?”
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Generic 'cousin' / 'bro' — used loosely as a casual address outside the gang context, especially in LA and across West Coast hip-hop.
“Cuz, I told you that spot was closed Mondays.”
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cuz In A Sentence
What's good, cuz, where you been?
Cuz, I told you that spot was closed Mondays.
Origin & Usage
Crip gang vernacular, South Central LA, from the 1970s; bled into mainstream West Coast rap through the 80s and 90s.
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