Oakland Slang — Words, Meanings & Examples

the Town

proper noun

Oakland's nickname for itself.

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yadadamean

phrase

Bay Area tag for 'you know what I mean?'

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hyphy

adjective

Bay Area subgenre and the wild, hyperactive energy it celebrates.

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bootsy

adjective

Oakland slang for lame, wack, beneath you.

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turfing

noun

Oakland street dance — gliding, contorting, flexing on the block.

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Oaktown

noun

Oakland, California — the Bay's grittier twin to San Francisco.

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scraper bike

noun

Oakland youth bike with spokes wrapped in coloured duct tape and tinfoil.

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thizz

noun

MDMA / ecstasy, Bay Area slang popularised by Mac Dre.

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scraper

noun

An older full-size American sedan dressed up for Bay Area hyphy car culture.

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sideshow

noun

Impromptu East Oakland parking-lot meet — donuts, ghost-rides, street racing.

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