phrase Street Slang

mayne hol'up

· phrase · texas

Houston interjection — 'man, hold up'.

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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 — you tellin' me she paid full price for them screens?”
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mayne hol'up In A Sentence

Mayne hol'up — you tellin' me she paid full price for them screens?

Origin & Usage

'Mayne' is the long-vowel Houston/Memphis pronunciation of 'man', popularised in chopped-and-screwed and Southern rap.

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