mayne hol'up
Houston interjection — 'man, hold up'.
Definitions
The Houston pump-the-brakes. Equal parts surprise, disbelief and 'rewind that'. Stretched out so the 'mayne' lands first and the 'hol'up' catches you mid-thought.
mayne hol'up In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
'Mayne' is the long-vowel Houston/Memphis pronunciation of 'man', popularised in chopped-and-screwed and Southern rap.
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