#market-slang

You're wealthy — literally 'your moon is shining.'

A pompous, show-off person.

To toast/chat up a woman — trying to win her interest.

She's/it's beautiful — literally 'it is ripe.'

Relax, chill out — literally 'keep the body.'

A spendthrift — literally 'a planter.'

You're in the loop, you belong — literally 'you are in soup.'

An armed robber — literally 'a market person.'

Trouble, a problem — literally 'oil bean.'

To be prideful, headstrong, or full of yourself.

A rickety, poorly-maintained old vehicle.

A true, ride-or-die friend — literally 'a corpse's sibling.'

Things are out of control — literally 'things are more than firewood.'

The police — literally 'python.'

Highly expensive, premium-priced.

To pretend you've forgotten something.

Poverty, hardship, being broke — literally 'pot's thread.'

Money, cash.

Nonsense! Rubbish! — a dismissive exclamation.

The real, original, genuine article.

Weed, marijuana — literally 'grass.'

A corpse being transported home for burial — literally 'dried fish.'

Money, cash.

Wickedness, or a wicked person — literally 'a dried heart.'

To spend money extravagantly and carelessly.

To make a big profit — literally 'lick the wooden plate.'

Trouble-making, stirring up drama.

To become exceedingly rich or wealthy.

To convince or talk someone round — literally 'wash the head.'

Trouble, problems, drama.

Overseas, abroad — literally 'going up.'

Attractive, acceptable, good enough.

A fine, attractive girl or girlfriend.

To make it big, become rich and successful — literally 'to kill.'