noun Street Slang

Smoke

/sməʊk/ · noun · slang

Conflict, beef, or a problem with someone — 'who's got smoke?'

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Definitions

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Trouble, conflict, or a willingness to fight — 'I got smoke for him' means you've got a problem to settle. A staple of drill and rap diss talk.

“He's been talking like he's got smoke, so now everyone wants to see it.”
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Older, separate slang: smoke just meaning to comprehensively beat someone in a contest.

“She smoked the whole field in that freestyle.”
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An offer or threat of confrontation — 'where's the smoke?' challenges someone to back up their talk.

“They keep mentioning my name but never bring the smoke.”
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Smoke In A Sentence

If you got smoke say it to my face, not in a subtweet.
The diss track basically asks where the smoke went.
He talked all that talk then had no smoke when it counted.

Origin & Usage

AAVE/US street slang where 'smoke' means trouble or a fight, carried into drill and UK rap. Tied to gunfire and combustion imagery.

Variants got smokewhere's the smokesmoke for
Tags #american#uk#hip-hop#aave#mle

People Also Ask

What does smoke mean in drill?

It means conflict or beef — having 'smoke' for someone means you've got a problem to settle with them. It's central to diss culture.

What does 'who got smoke' mean?

It's a challenge asking who actually wants to fight or confront you. It calls out people who talk but won't back it up.

Does smoke ever mean something harmless?

Yes — 'smoked' can just mean thoroughly beating someone in a contest, with no violence implied.

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