Tag

#street

57 words tagged “street”

ñero
noun

A rough, low-class dude (from 'compañero').

#spanish#spanglish#latino#identity
cundie
noun

Dundonian word for a drain or drain cover.

#scottish#dundonian#dundee#dialect
peg
noun

A metal cylinder over the axle used to grind, stall, and stand on.

#skater#surf#bmx#gear
Word Is Bond
phrase

Your word is your unbreakable promise, a vow of total truth and honor.

#hip-hop#old-school#1980s#vintage
ratero
noun

A petty thief.

#spanish#spanglish#latino#crime
passa
noun

A dispute, a dramatic mess, a piece of beef worth talking about.

#uk-drill#london#jamaican#street
On road
phrase

Out in the streets — hustling, repping, living the road life.

#uk-drill#london#street#hustle
johnny pump
noun

A fire hydrant

#american#regional#street#water
Posted up
phrase

Parked on a corner, ready to serve.

#hip-hop#nyc#drugs#street
Rah
interjection

A British/MLE exclamation of surprise, shock, or emphasis — like "damn" or "whoa."

#uk#british#street#mle
kink
noun

A bend in a rail or an uneven surface.

#skater#surf#snowboarding#park
crooked
noun

A grind balancing on opposite pegs, front-left and back-right or vice versa.

#skater#surf#bmx#grind
wok
noun

Prison. Also 'wok house' — the jail.

#uk-drill#london#prison#street
toothpick
noun

Grinding on the front peg only, back wheel balanced in the air.

#skater#surf#bmx#grind
Mandem
noun

Your group of male friends or crew — London slang for "the boys" or a wider group of guys.

#uk#british#mle#street
icepick
noun

Grinding on the rear peg only with the front wheel raised above the rail.

#skater#surf#bmx#grind
alley rat
noun

A thief who robs people in alleys.

#prison#criminal#robbery#street
Slatt
interjection

An acronym for "Slime Love All The Time" — a hip-hop expression of loyalty and solidarity.

#street#hip-hop#aave#american
kerb crawler
noun

A driver trawling the streets for a sex worker from behind the wheel.

#sex-work#british#street#punter
Trap
noun

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

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

Australian crim slang for a rat.

#prison#australia#informant#street
handrail
noun

A stair railing used for grinds and slides.

#skater#surf#obstacle#street
jinetero
noun

A tourist hustler.

#spanish#spanglish#latino#street
ledge
noun

A low wall or block used for grinds and slides.

#skater#surf#obstacle#street
diligent
adjective

Solid, dependable in the streets — a real one who shows up.

#uk-drill#london#praise#street
Plug
noun

Your connection — the person who can get you what you need, party or otherwise.

#aave#hip-hop#street#gen-z
clika
noun

Clique, crew, gang set (Caló)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#chicano
stank
noun

A drain, gutter or grating in the road

#scottish#irish#street#drainage
Boombox
noun

The portable stereo you hauled on your shoulder to bring the party with you.

#hip-hop#old-school#1980s#vintage
luc-e
noun

A grind on the back peg and pedal with bars turned 45 degrees.

#skater#surf#bmx#grind
gyro
noun

A detangler letting the bars spin without tangling brake cables.

#skater#surf#bmx#gear
Bruv
noun

"Brother" or "mate" — a casual British term of address for a friend.

#uk#british#mle#street
Finesse
verb

To get something through smooth skill or slick manoeuvring — sometimes by trickery.

#aave#hip-hop#money#street
bank-to-wall
noun

A slope leading up into a vertical wall to ride.

#skater#surf#bmx#skateboarding
wall ride
noun

Riding up and across a vertical wall.

#skater#surf#bmx#skateboarding
double peg
noun

A grind or stall balancing on both pegs on the same side of the bike.

#skater#surf#bmx#grind
cundy
noun

A drain or covered gutter

#scottish#irish#street#drainage
landing
noun

A floor level in a prison wing — where your cell door opens onto.

#uk-drill#london#prison#street
movida
noun

A scheme, hustle, or side deal

#spanish#spanglish#latino#schemes
la chota
noun

The cops (Chicano/Mexican).

#spanish#spanglish#latino#police