verb Street Slang

Trapping

/ˈtræpɪŋ/ · verb · slang

Selling drugs to make money — the grind drill and trap music document.

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Definitions

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Selling drugs, usually from a fixed spot ('the trap'). A central theme of trap and drill lyrics, documented as language not endorsement.

“Half the come-up stories in trap music are about trapping out of one spot.”
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By extension, hustling hard for money in general, sometimes used jokingly for any side grind.

“She's trapping out of her car selling lashes, full entrepreneur energy.”
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Connected noun 'trap' for the spot where dealing happens, or the music genre named after it.

“Atlanta trap is the sound that grew straight out of that life.”
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Trapping In A Sentence

The whole tape is about trapping young and trying to get out.
He says he stopped trapping the day the music money came in.
Calling her bake-sale hustle 'trapping' as a joke, but she's clearing a profit.

Origin & Usage

AAVE from the US South — the 'trap' is where drugs are sold, a place hard to leave. Gave its name to trap music in 2000s Atlanta, and feeds directly into drill's themes.

Variants traptrap outtrap housetrapper
Tags #american#uk#hip-hop#aave#money

People Also Ask

What does trapping mean in rap?

It means selling drugs, usually from a fixed location called the trap. It's a core theme of trap and drill music.

What does trapping mean in slang?

Literally dealing drugs, but it's stretched jokingly to mean any hard money hustle. Context tells you which.

Where does the word trap come from?

From Southern US AAVE — the trap is a place that's hard to escape once you're in it. It named the trap music genre.

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