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#music

81 words tagged “music”

Hard
adjective

Impressive, tough, or excellent — especially music or a look.

#gen-z#hip-hop#aave#music
Crib
noun

Your home or place — where you live and chill.

#90s#aave#hip-hop#music
selecta
noun

A sound-system DJ who selects the records

#caribbean#patois#dancehall#music
Fly
adjective

Stylish, attractive, and effortlessly cool — looking good and knowing it.

#90s#aave#hip-hop#music
Chune
noun

Patois pronunciation of 'tune' — a track, especially a banger.

#caribbean#uk#music
Irie
adjective

Jamaican word for feeling good, at peace, and everything being alright.

#caribbean#music#aave#urban-lingo
Indie Sleaze
noun

The messy, flash-photo, hipster party aesthetic of the late 2000s — American Apparel, eyeliner, and disco-grime.

#gen-z#internet#2000s#music
WAP 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#hip-hop#music#pop#internet
Diss
verb

To disrespect or insult someone — a put-down, often in a song.

#90s#aave#hip-hop#music
Phat
adjective

Excellent, cool, and top-quality — a hip-hop term of high praise.

#80s#american#aave#hip-hop
Fire
adjective

Excellent, amazing, or extremely good.

#gen-z#hip-hop#music#aave
Esketit
interjection

"Let's get it" — a hype ad-lib popularized by Lil Uzi Vert.

#hip-hop#music#aave#2010s
Comeback
noun

A K-pop group's new release era — not a return from a break, just the next drop.

#kpop#stan#pop#music
aunt joanna
noun

Piano — 'the old joanna'.

#cockney#london#british#music
Bootylicious
adjective

Curvy, attractive, and fabulous — coined by Destiny's Child.

#2000s#y2k#music#pop
parang
noun

Venezuelan-derived Christmas folk music

#caribbean#patois#music#christmas
PepeD
interjection

Dancing Pepe emote for vibing to good music.

#twitch#emote#music#streaming
Big Up
verb

To praise, hype up, or give respect to someone — a shout-out, Jamaican style.

#caribbean#uk#music#aave
Hook
noun

The catchy, repeated part of a song — usually the chorus — that hooks you and gets stuck in your head.

#hip-hop#american#music#aave
gaza
noun

Vybz Kartel's camp/fanbase (Portmore Empire)

#caribbean#patois#dancehall#music
Greezy
adjective

Impressive, hard, or sick — high praise for skill, especially in music.

#uk#mle#british#gen-z
Cats
noun

The guys, especially musicians and people who are hip to the scene.

#beatnik#1950s#beat-generation#vintage
Vibe
noun

The mood, feeling, or atmosphere of a person, place, or thing — "good vibes" means good energy.

#aave#gen-z#internet#music
Word Up
interjection

An expression of agreement or 'I hear you' from 80s hip-hop culture.

#80s#american#aave#hip-hop
bram
noun

A small impromptu house party or dance.

#caribbean#patois#party#music
Trap
noun

A subgenre of hip-hop, or slang for a place where hustling happens.

#hip-hop#music#aave#street
tumbao
noun

Groove, swagger, rhythmic vibe (PR)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#style
Off The Hook
phrase

Wild, exciting, and amazing — so good it's out of control.

#90s#aave#hip-hop#music
Brat
noun

The slime-green, messy-confident party aesthetic from Charli XCX's 2024 album — chaotic, hedonistic, unbothered cool.

#gen-z#internet#music#british
chant down
verb

To denounce / bring down through song

#caribbean#patois#rasta#music
Rave
noun

A large dance party with electronic music, often running all night.

#uk#british#music#90s
knees up mother brown
noun

The archetypal East End pub sing-along and dance.

#cockney#london#british#culture
Cool Cat
noun

A composed, stylish, in-the-know man — the very picture of beatnik cool.

#beatnik#1950s#beat-generation#vintage
soundbwoy
noun

A rival sound-system operator (often derogatory)

#caribbean#patois#dancehall#music
nyabinghi
noun

Orthodox Rasta order; its drumming/gathering

#caribbean#patois#rasta#religion
Bashment
noun

A big dancehall party or rave — also a term for dancehall music itself.

#caribbean#uk#music
Bumping
adjective

Loud, lively, and full of energy — usually about music or a scene.

#90s#2000s#aave#music
Lean 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#hip-hop#american#music#drugs
Bling
noun

Flashy, expensive jewelry — the sparkle of chains, rings, and diamonds.

#90s#aave#hip-hop#money
guarachar
verb

To party (Cuba)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#party