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) in the faces of others. Also, and I don’t mean to be a nag here, something you really ought to do after every meal.
flow ( v ): To rhyme continuously: Hey, Mr. Man! Chiggity check out my flow over here!
fly ( adj ): Sexually attractive, lovely, or handsome. Different from “bug” for some reason.
forty ( n ): A forty-ounce container of beer, typically malt liquor like Olde English 800 or Colt 45. [Note: white people drink these only ironically.]
freak 1. ( v ): To have sex. 2. ( n ): Sexually aggressive female. Hip-hop artist Ludacris [ sic ] puts it in context when he raps, “We want a lady in the street, but a freak in the bed.”
fresh ( adj ): New or of high quality. Same concept as produce at Whole Foods, but with sneakers and baggy clothing. [See also dope .]
front ( v ): To masquerade as something you are not: Don’t front, you’re totally not a good canasta player!
ghetto fabulous ( adj ): Over-the-top style. Think mink coat in the summertime. Not to be confused with the term “Fabulous!” That’ll be in next week’s staff memo: “Faaaaabulousssssss!—Understanding the Gays.”
grill ( n ): One’s personal space: Why you all up in my grill? Literally, one’s teeth or the diamond caps placed over the original teeth. Often seen in its plural form “grillz.” Really excessive, if I may say. They should put that money into a Roth IRA.
hardcore ( adj ): Authentic or extreme. Also, the only kind of porn there is, if you ask me.
holla ( v ): To get in touch with someone, as in: Holla at me, playa! Helpful hint: pronounced just like “challah,” the delicious braided bread served at Sabbath meals.
homeboy/homegirl ( n ): A close friend. You’ve definitely heard this one. Come on.
homey ( n ): See homeboy .
honey ( n ): An attractive female.
hood ( n ): Neighborhood, community. Used earnestly in urban culture and ironically in suburban slang, as in: ‘ He’s cool—he’s from the ’hood back in Greenwich .’
Hova ( n ): Self-ascribed nickname for popular rapper Jay-Z. An abbreviation of Jehovah, or God. They’re a very brazen people.
hype ( n ): Positive, laudatory information about a person or thing, often premature or inaccurate: Don’t believe the hype! (Also a song from the rap group Public Enemy that scared the poop out of white people several years back.)
ice ( n ): Diamonds or diamond jewelry: Look at her floss with all that ice, dawg/homey.
ill ( v ): To behave inappropriately, obnoxiously, or weirdly: Stop illin’! Conversely, ill may also be used as an adjectival superlative: Man, that single was ill! May also be used to describe physical sickness, but, again, that would not be deemed “ghetto fabulous.”
in the house ( n ): The state of being present, on the premises. [ A lso in the heezie, in da building. ]
Jacob the Jeweler ( n ): New York City jeweler Jacob Arabo, preferred by the hip-hop and professional sports communities. Featured in many rap songs and in several indictments.
krunk ( adj ): used to describe an exceptionally good time, usually involving alcohol: Say, Richard, this corporate retreat is totally krunk!
make it rain ( v ): To shower a group of people with paper currency, typically at a strip club. The larger the playa, the larger the amount of cash used to create said rain. The smaller playas rush to collect the money they’ve just thrown.
off the hook ( adj ): Excellent, fun, rad. [Also off the chain and off the heezie, for sheezie. ]
old school ( adj ): Describes something that inspires nostalgia from a previous era. Dang it, Steve! Those Stan Smith tennis shoes are old school!
paper ( n ): Currency, and not just that of the United States. Euros have come into favor with the hip-hop elite due to the recent slide of the dollar.
peeps ( n ): People. Often refers to one’s cronies, community, or family. Also a delicious Easter treat that can be enjoyed all year round.
phat ( adj ): The best, terrific, extremely dope and fresh . This is a
flow ( v ): To rhyme continuously: Hey, Mr. Man! Chiggity check out my flow over here!
fly ( adj ): Sexually attractive, lovely, or handsome. Different from “bug” for some reason.
forty ( n ): A forty-ounce container of beer, typically malt liquor like Olde English 800 or Colt 45. [Note: white people drink these only ironically.]
freak 1. ( v ): To have sex. 2. ( n ): Sexually aggressive female. Hip-hop artist Ludacris [ sic ] puts it in context when he raps, “We want a lady in the street, but a freak in the bed.”
fresh ( adj ): New or of high quality. Same concept as produce at Whole Foods, but with sneakers and baggy clothing. [See also dope .]
front ( v ): To masquerade as something you are not: Don’t front, you’re totally not a good canasta player!
ghetto fabulous ( adj ): Over-the-top style. Think mink coat in the summertime. Not to be confused with the term “Fabulous!” That’ll be in next week’s staff memo: “Faaaaabulousssssss!—Understanding the Gays.”
grill ( n ): One’s personal space: Why you all up in my grill? Literally, one’s teeth or the diamond caps placed over the original teeth. Often seen in its plural form “grillz.” Really excessive, if I may say. They should put that money into a Roth IRA.
hardcore ( adj ): Authentic or extreme. Also, the only kind of porn there is, if you ask me.
holla ( v ): To get in touch with someone, as in: Holla at me, playa! Helpful hint: pronounced just like “challah,” the delicious braided bread served at Sabbath meals.
homeboy/homegirl ( n ): A close friend. You’ve definitely heard this one. Come on.
homey ( n ): See homeboy .
honey ( n ): An attractive female.
hood ( n ): Neighborhood, community. Used earnestly in urban culture and ironically in suburban slang, as in: ‘ He’s cool—he’s from the ’hood back in Greenwich .’
Hova ( n ): Self-ascribed nickname for popular rapper Jay-Z. An abbreviation of Jehovah, or God. They’re a very brazen people.
hype ( n ): Positive, laudatory information about a person or thing, often premature or inaccurate: Don’t believe the hype! (Also a song from the rap group Public Enemy that scared the poop out of white people several years back.)
ice ( n ): Diamonds or diamond jewelry: Look at her floss with all that ice, dawg/homey.
ill ( v ): To behave inappropriately, obnoxiously, or weirdly: Stop illin’! Conversely, ill may also be used as an adjectival superlative: Man, that single was ill! May also be used to describe physical sickness, but, again, that would not be deemed “ghetto fabulous.”
in the house ( n ): The state of being present, on the premises. [ A lso in the heezie, in da building. ]
Jacob the Jeweler ( n ): New York City jeweler Jacob Arabo, preferred by the hip-hop and professional sports communities. Featured in many rap songs and in several indictments.
krunk ( adj ): used to describe an exceptionally good time, usually involving alcohol: Say, Richard, this corporate retreat is totally krunk!
make it rain ( v ): To shower a group of people with paper currency, typically at a strip club. The larger the playa, the larger the amount of cash used to create said rain. The smaller playas rush to collect the money they’ve just thrown.
off the hook ( adj ): Excellent, fun, rad. [Also off the chain and off the heezie, for sheezie. ]
old school ( adj ): Describes something that inspires nostalgia from a previous era. Dang it, Steve! Those Stan Smith tennis shoes are old school!
paper ( n ): Currency, and not just that of the United States. Euros have come into favor with the hip-hop elite due to the recent slide of the dollar.
peeps ( n ): People. Often refers to one’s cronies, community, or family. Also a delicious Easter treat that can be enjoyed all year round.
phat ( adj ): The best, terrific, extremely dope and fresh . This is a
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