Street Slang


Buck (n): someone who is stronger and more dangerous than they appear.

Coif (n): haircut, hairstyle.

Crib (n): 1. an appartment or house, 2. a small room where you spend a lot of time.

Dance your bones (v): to physically beat someone up.

Deadly (adj): indicates an impressive event; e.g., "That movie was deadly."

Deer (n): someone who is weak and unprotected; a victim.

Dome (n): head with a receding hairline; an intellectual. Domed (adj): crazy, incomprehensible (derived from the practice of some intellectuals shaving their heads to give the appearance of having a receding hairline; associated with intelligence).

Flag (n): erection.

Flyway (n): 1. road, 2. someplace to go.

Grinder (n): a physically dangerous individual (derived from meat grinder).

Grok (v): to think, comprehend, understand in depth (derived from a Robert A. Heinlein story, "Stranger in a Strange Land").

Grump (n): adult.

Hardball (v): to hit or strike.

Hole (n): 1. mouth. 2. any of the body orifices; contextual cues used to determine which.

Jive (n): work, task, chore.

Kowtow (n): beg pardon.

Lift (v): to steal.

Lit (adj): implies a statement or situation that means exactly what it says. Derived from "literally".

Mammyjammer (n): an insulting name.

Mirth (adj): a joke, usually of questionable taste.

Pre-video (n): books.

Point rack: (adj): an indicator of relative strength and/or size. Derived from hunting terminology. Used in combination with a number. e.g., "14 point rack buck".

'Pole (n): see: Tadpole.

Port (n): place of origin.

Predator (n): a person actively trying to impress/attract the attention of someone else, usually for the purposes of sex

Predacious (v): trying to attract the attention, usually sexual, of someone.

Prime-life (adj): someone in full fighting form.

Pink (n): 1. skin; 2. cunt.

Peel (v): 1. strip; 2. fuck.

Roll (v): 1. to attack, specifically with the intention to commit robbery.

Scorecard (n): credit, or information, card; by extension a reference to money.

Scuz (n): garbage, filth, dirt, shit.

Shingle (n): wallet, purse, pouch; anything small that contains money.

Skoodles(adj): lots, a great deal of something.

Spiff (adj): flashy, stylish.

Spike (v): to kill, particularly with a knife or other edged weapon.

Tadpole (n): 1. a young person. 2. an inexperienced person. 3. subordinate members of a gang.

Tear treads (): run fast, drive fast.

Tres (adj): excellent; shortened from "tres cool".

Vi's (n): pants; originally from "Levi's".

Wriggly (adj): fun, good time.


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