C | The Street Talk Dictionary

c-cipher

1. a covert name for "police" or any law enforcement personnel.

"I seen'em talkin' to the c-cipher."

cabbage

1. money.

2. a person's head.

"I need to earn a lil extra cabbage." "The ball almost hit'em in his cabbage."

cables

1. big gaudy rope chains [usually favored by rappers and drug dealers].

"Run DMC had catz rockin' the cables back in the days."

Cadilac

1. a Newport cigarette.

"You only smoke Cadilacs when you have money."

„caine

1. any form of cocaine.

"The „caine had shortie messed up for a while."

cake

1. money.

cake

1. kilogram quantities of cocaine. (var. pies)

cake mix

1. baking soda; the main ingredient added to powder cocaine then mixed and cooked to produce crack cocaine.

cakeaholic

1. one who is addicted to making money [often by any means possible].

"He's good peoplez, but he's a cakeaholic."

caked up

1. someone who's rich or earns a large amount of money; financially successful.

"Them catz been caked up from way back."

call

1. to predict or make an accurate assumption.

"I don't know how to call this."

call all kinds/kinda muhf**kas/bit**es

1. to use the derogatory term „motherfucker' or „bitch' when arguing, disrespecting, or speaking bad about someone.

"She was in here last night callin' you all kinds of muh- f**kas."

call good money

1. to predict or assess something accurately.

"You called good money, she came back twice."

call me what you want, just don't call me collect

1. a way to respond to someone who is calling you "scared" because you refuse to do something that you know will lead to trouble [possibly leading to going to jail].

call out

1. to verbally challenge someone.

"You got the nerve to call me out?" "I know you not gonna let'er get away with callin' you out like that."

call out his/her name

1. to replace someone's name with a profanity or disrespectful slur when addressing or referring to that person.

"Don't you ever call me out my name again." "I didn't call you out your name."

call the shots

1. to give the orders or be in charge; to be the chief decision maker. See also: shot caller

"Which one of y'all callin' the shots in here?"

came out love

1. anything that has an exceptional good ending; an extremely satisfactory conclusion. (var. [something that] came back love)

"We tried it again and this time it came back love." "Its not gonna come back love all the time."

camp

1. one's friends or the group of people one is associated with. See also: peops

"Bring ya whole camp with you."

cancel Christmas

1. a way to mock someone when the end of something is inevitable.

2. a way to tell someone not to make plans.

"You can cancel Christmas now, all I need is one more point."

can I eat?

1. a way to ask someone who is successful or has the means to help you for help [usually financially]. (var. can I eat with you? ) See also: eat off

"Can I eat with you kid?" "When can me and my peoples eat?"

can I get that?

1. a way to request something that is owed to you or promised to you.

2. a way to request or demand recognition, respect, or praise for accomplishing something or proving oneself. See also: let me get that

"I don't have all day my man, can I get that?"

can learn a lot from a dummy

1. schoo a witty way to tease someone you observe making a mistake or bad decision.

2. a term used to warn someone not to listen, seek guidance, or advice from a particular individual.

"Take notes dawg, you can learn a lot from a dummy."

can show you better than I can tell you

1. new school a matter of fact way to assure someone you can back up your claims, boasts, or threats [often used in a confrontational manner].

can talk his/her ass off

1. a person who can talk for long periods of time [often dominating the conversation]. See also: talk ear off

"Maaan, that chick can talk her ass off."

can talk „til ya mouth catch on fire

1. new school a way to tell someone he/she can talk as long as he/she wants and you still won't believe, be convinced, feel differently, or be any less suspicious. (var. [you] can talk „til ya tongue fall out, [you] can talk ya ass off)

cancer sticks

1. cigarettes.

"You can't smoke them cancer sticks in here."

candy

1. powder cocaine. (var. „caine, nose candy)

candy paint

1. bright translucent paint on an automobile.

"Once I put the candy paint on this muthaf**ka that's all she wrote."

can't beat tha t with a baseball bat

1. a way to assure someone that he/she is getting a fair deal, the best deal, or won't find a better deal anywhere [also used when agreeing to a deal one feels is fair]. (var. can't beat that with a stickball bat)

can't catch me if I was standin' still

1. new school a way to mock and tease someone about not having the ability to physically capture you or catch you doing something.

can't grow it, sew it

1. a witty retort used by females when being ridiculed or criticized for wearing a hair weave.

"Don't listen to them, you can't grow it, sew it."

can't lose with what I use

1. a term a male uses to convince a female that she would be making the right decision if she chose to get involved with him [usually used in the context of a pickup line].

can't think pass go

1. a way to say that someone isn't smart or makes stupid decisions. See also: dumber than a bag of rocks)

"You gonna listen to him, that fool can't think pass go."

can't touch this

1. a way to tease or mock one's opponent about not having the ability, talent, or skills to compete with or do better than him/her.

can't win for losin'

1. a way to express dismay when things don't workout like one thought they would.

"Man I can't win for losin', I lost my job on my day off."

can't write a book if I can't have/take a look

1. a way to try to get someone to let you have a look at something he/she doesn't want you to see; "let me see/ take a look."

cap

1. to shoot someone. (var. [to] put a cap in/up in [someone])

"The cops capped'em for no reason."

caps

1. gold caps for one's teeth. See also: fronts

"Where'd you get your caps done?"

car-game

1. one's outstanding collection of cars and/or ability to change new cars regularly.

"I'm about to step my car-game way up."

car jack

1. to remove someone from his/her vehicle using force or violence during the commission of stealing the vehicle. (var. [to get] jacked for [one's] whip/car/ wheels)

"You can get a hundred years for car jackin' these days, and you can forget about it if someone gets hurt."

carry

1. to help, give assistance, or support someone when that person is struggling or incapable of helping himself/herself; to allow someone to lean on you.

"I carried your sorry ass for years."

carry

1. to treat someone bad, unfairly, like that person doesn't deserve any respect. (var. [to] carry [someone] greazy)

"I seen how you used to carry ya man." "Why you tryin' to carry me like that?"

carry like a sucker

1. to treat someone bad, unfairly, like that person doesn't deserve any respect. (var. [to] carry [someone] f**ked up)

"I'm tired of you carryin' me like a sucker."

carry on back

1. to help and support someone [usually financially].

"I been carryin' you on my back since you came home from prison."

cash flow

1. money.

"Now let's talk about the cash flow." "It depends on the cash flow."

cash flow

1. one's financial status.

2. the way one earns/makes his/her money.

"My cash flow is messed up right now." "I need to find me a new cash flow immediately."

cash rules

1. a way to declare that making money comes before everything else.

"You know how it goes, cash rules shortie."

catch

1. to rob/mug someone. (var. [to] catch [someone] out there, [to] catch [someone] for [his/her] sh**)

"They tried to catch ya man at the car wash."

catch a bad one

1. to have something unpleasant happen to oneself or to another [usually resulting in physical injury or ending up in a very bad situation].

"Keep that up and sooner or later you gonna catch a bad one."

catch a body

1. to be directly or indirectly the cause of another's death.

2. to be charged with causing the death of another.

"Ya manz an'nim caught a body down south."

catch a cap

1. to receive a gunshot wound. (var. [to] catch a cap in [one's] ass)

"Keep doin' what you doin' sooner or later you gonna catch a cap in ya ass."

catch a case

1. to be charged with a crime that one has to appear in court for and face the possib ility of going to jail. (var. [to get] cased up)

"We caught a case together back in the day." "You can catch a case for not paying child support now."

catch a contact

1. to feel a slight high from breathing the secondhand smoke of someone smoking marijuana. (var. [to] catch a contact [high])

"Don't go in there unless you wanna catch a contact." "If you go in there be prepared to catch a contact."

catch a fit

1. to explode in anger when upset, annoyed, or offended [usually causing an unpleasant scene]. ex. "I'm leaving cause you know he gonna catch a fit if he sees me here with you."

catch a heart attack

1. to become terribly upset about/over something. (var. [to] have a heart attack [over/about something])

"You don't hafta catch a heart attack."

catch a slug to the mug

1. a way to refer to a gunshot wound to the head.

catch a vic

1. to mug/rob someone.

"They went out early and caught two vics."

catch feelin's

1. to get upset or angry when someone teases or taunts you.

"You know she easy to catch feelin's."

catch hell

1. to feel the wrath of someone's anger or feeling of discontentme nt. (var. [to] catch it [from someone])

"Every time I come here I hafta catch hell."

catch it

1. to be the recipient of a violent assault.

"Don't be the first one to catch it." "He about to catch it fa real."

catch outta pocket

1. doing something wrong.

2. not alert; unprepared.

"Don't ever let me catch you outta pocket again."

catch rec

1. to ridicule or make jokes about someone. (var. catch rec on [someone])

"Lets go over there and catch rec on ya man and his girl." "They caught rec on ya lil sister shoes."

catch rec

1. to do something that one enjoys to do.

2. to give an outstanding performance.

"Yo, go get the basketball so we can catch some rec."

catch sleepin'

1. to catch someone not being alert, preoccupied or not paying attention.

"You ain't never gonna catch ya man sleepin'."

catch slippin'

1. to observe someone not being alert or paying attention to what he/she is doing [often causing that person to make a mistake or to perform poorly]. (var. [someone who's] slippin']

"I better not catch you slippin'."

catch some/that steel

1. to be stabbed with a makeshift weapon/knife.

"Ya man was about to catch some steel over the t.v."

catch the vapors

1. to become caught up in another's success, fame, glamour, hype, or popularity [when previously that person didn't draw any attention].

"Shortie definitely gonna catch the vapors when I blow off this."

catz

1. a way to refer to males in the plural context.

"Catz ain't feelin' that son." "Tell them catz I said chill."

caught dead to right

1. to get caught with the evidence that unequivocally proves your guilt.

"I wouldn't be mad if they caught me dead to right, but they lied about madd sh**."

caught out there

1. to be mugged/robbed.

"Some dude caught'em out there for the watch."

caught out there

1. a way to refer to an unplanned pregnancy.

"Shortie caught me out there."

caught up

1. to be involved in a situation one finds extremely hard to walk away from or find a solution to. (var. [to be] caught up in [some] bullsh**/foolishness/dumb sh**)

"How you let yaself get caught up in that?"

caveman style

1. to do something carelessly or without much concern for the outcome; recklessly.

"We comin' through that joint caveman style."

cell gangster

1. an inmate who only talks tough or threateningly from behind the safety of a locked cell door.

"You got a lot of cell gangsters in the County Jail."

cellie

1. a cellular phone. (var. [a] cell)

"Just call me on my cellie later."

celly

1. the person one shares a cell with in prison. (var. [one's] bunky)

"We been cellies for two years."

cereal killer

1. a witty way to mock someone who is talking tough by using a parody to compare that person with a real serial killer, only this "cereal killer" isn't dangerous.

"You know he ain't nothin' but a cereal killer."

cess

1. a type of marijuana.

chalk it up

1. a way to tell someone that something is over; the end is inevitable so its time to give up/submit. (var. chalk it up as a lost)

"Chalk it up son, she gone."

champion lover

1. someone who is exceptionally good in bed. (var. [a] champion bubbler)

"Rumor has it that you're a champion lover."

champagne taste and beer pockets

1. old school to have a desire to live a lavish lifestyle yet being unable to afford the finer things in life [often leading one to pretend that he/she can afford to]. (var. [to] wanna drink Crystal with Budwiser money)

change

1. money.

"He asked to borrow some change from me too."

changes with the weather

1. one whose personality is unpredictable or exhibits moodiness. (var. [to] change with the weather)

"I don't know about her, she be changin' with the weather."

channel check

1. a way to ask someone to turn the television in search of a good program [sometimes used as a demand]. See also: phone check

"Its time for a channel check." "Let me get a channel check."

charge it to the game

1. a way to tell someone he/she will have to accept, deal with, or handle something that he/she is complaining about/sees as unfair.

2. a way to say, "that's the way it is" "there's nothing you can do."

"She rollin' with me now, charge it to the game."

charged

1. intoxicated and/or high from an illegal drug [usually marijuana]. See also: zooted

"I knew they was charged when I seen them."

charged

1. hype; excited.

"It doesn't take much to get them catz charged."

chase down

1. to pursue someone.

"Look, I'm not about to chase you down for „my' money." "I'm tired of chasin' you down."

cheapskate

1. extremely frugal; one who tries to spend the least amount of money possible.

"Your friends said you were a freakin' cheapskate."

cheat sheet

1. a sheet of paper with information written on it to give someone a edge/advantage during a test or while gambling.

"I hope you brought your cheat sheet."

cheaters never win and winners never cheat

1. new school a way to respond to or mock someone who accuses you of cheating.

2. a way to chastise someone who is trying to circumvent a rule.

check

1. to verbally chastise someone who has upset or offended you; to set someone straight. (var. [to] put [someone] in check/smash)

"I had to go over there and check this chick about flirtin' with my man."

check for

1. to visit, call, or write someone. (var. [to] check [someone])

"I checked for you twice today." "I'mma about to go check my girl."

check in

1. to request placement in the protective custody unit of a prison [often because one is scared or forced to seek protection from other inmates].

"That sh** sounds tough, but I heard you checked in when you was in the pen."

check in

1. to force an inmate into protective custody through fear and intimidation. (var. [someone who] checked in, [someone who's] a check in)

"When they found out he was hot, they checked'em in."

check out

1. to observe or watch someone [usually from a distance or discreetly].

"Check out Ms. Thang."

check this/it

1. a term used to get another's attention [often used when interrupting or trying to get one's point across].

2. a hip way to say, "listen to this/me" "hear this/me out". (var. check this/it out, check it-check it) See also: bust it

check yaself

1. a way to advise someone he/she needs to take a look at his/her erratic behavior or actions [usually used in the context of a warning]. (var. watch/dig yaself, check yaself before you wreck yaself, check yaself then rest yaself)

"I think you really need to check yaself."

chedda

1. money.

"I know one thing, they better have my chedda."

cheeba

1. marijuana. (var. cheeb)

"I bet ya momz and pops smoked cheeba back in the days."

cheech and chong

1. marijuana.

"Who brought the cheech and chong?"

cheese

1. money.

"That's all the cheese you brought with you?"

cheese is on squeeze

1. without money; destitute.

"Kid, your cheese been on squeeze for the longest."

cheesin'

1. someone who has a very big smile or grin.

"You cheesin' for a reason, what do you want?"

cheesy

1. something that is of poor quality or poorly put together; tacky and inexpensive.

"She had the nerve to show up in this cheesy ass outfit."

chef

1. someone whose specialty is taking powder cocaine and turning it into crack through a cooking process. (var. [to] chef [for someone])

"We lookin' for a new chef." "She used to chef for my manz an'nim."

chef up

1. the act of turning powder cocaine into crack cocaine through a cooking process.

"I was in the crib chefin' up when I got the call."

Chester the molester

1. a male who likes to date females who are much younger than him.

"You have a Chester the molester livin' in every project."

chicken stalkers

1. males who are always on the hunt to meet females. (var. chicken hawks)

chickenheads

1. females who are easily manipulated, impressed, willing and eager to believe anything a male tells them [usually as a result of having low self esteem].

"I'm not messin' with them chickenheads." "Why it take so long for me to peep you was a chickenhead?"

chickens

1. females [who are not necessarily "chickenheads"].

"There posed to be madd chickens at the party."

chief

1. marijuana.

chiefin'

1. the act of smoking marijuana.

"I could smell y'all was chiefin' in here so don't lie."

chill

1. a way to tell someone to calm down, relax, or take it easy [often used in the context of advice, a suggestion, or a demand].

2. a way to tell someone to wait for you or wait a moment [often used in the context of advice, a suggestion, or a demand]. (var. chill out, take a chill pill)

"Why don't you chill „til we find out what happened." "Chill here while I go inside." "Are y'all gonna chill for me?"

chill

1. to spend time with someone; to hang out with someone.

"Yeah I was chillin' with them yesterday." "We haven't chilled in a long time."

chill

1. a way to tell someone to stop bothering you or to leave you alone; "stop it" "quit it". (var. chill out )

"Chill man, I'm on the phone." "Come on man chill."

Chill Town J.C.

1. Jersey City, N.J.

chillin'

1. relaxing; taking it easy.

2. not participating or indulging in.

3. acting in a nonchalant way.

4. someone who's financially secure; living an above average lifestyle.

5. happy.

"I was chillin' on the couch until you woke me up." "Y'all go right ahead, me, I'm chillin'." "I seen ya manz new house, homeboy chillin'."

chillin' like a bug on the ceilin'

1. a witty way to respond to someone's inquiry about your welfare or well being; "I'm fine" "I'm doing okay" "I'm doing very well". (var. [I'm] chillin' like a villian)

"You know me, I'm chillin' like a bug on the ceilin'."

chin check

1. a term used to threaten another with hitting him/her on the chin [usually when that person has offended or challenged you]. (var. [to] check [someone's] chin)

"Don't make me chin check you kid."

chinch off

1. to freeload off of someone.

"You been chinchin' off me for too long."

chinchie

1. extremely frugal; cheap.

"I hate a chinchie ass dude."

ching ching!

1. a way to mock or taunt one's opponent after you have scored a point against him/her or when he/she has to pay you for a wager he/she lost against you [ching ching is the sound of a cash register opening].

chip up

1. to beat someone up.

"I thought I was gonna hafta chip her ex-boyfriend up for a minute."

chipped up

1. a piece of jewelry [a watch, ring, chain, or pendant] that has lots of diamonds encrusted. (var. chipped out ) See also: iced out, flood

"The bracelet came chipped up already."

chips

1. money.

"Everybody out here tryin' to make a few chips."

chips

1. diamonds.

Chocolate City

1. Washington D.C.

Chocolate Tye

1. a type of marijuana that taste and smells like real chocolate when smoked.

choke

1. to become paralyzed with fear from pressure causing one to hesitate or not perform in his/her fullest capacity when needed. (var. [to] choke up)

"Two minutes left in the game and ya man choked."

choke

1. marijuana.

choke out

1. to strangle or chock someone [possibly until one passes out].

2. the act of putting someone in a headlock, stranglehold, or chokehold. See also: yolk

"I'm the one who saved you when he was chokin' ya ass out."

chop

1. to slash someone with a razor blade [usually across the face requiring stitches to close wound]. See also: a buck fifty, rip

"Asia got chopped in the skatin' rink on Wednesday."

chop it up

1. to talk with/to someone.

2. to converse.

"I was just choppin' it up with ya manz an'nim."

chopped

1. unattractive; ugly. (var. [someone who's] chopped up, [something that's] chopped)

"His old girl is chopped."

chopper

1. an AK-47 assault rifle.

"Them boys in Magnolia famous for totin' them choppers."

chow-hall beast

1. a person who never misses a meal served in the prison eatery no matter how bad the meal.

chrome

1. a chrome plated firearm.

"I seen'em tuck the chrome in his pocket, time to jet."

chromed out

1. a vehicle that has expensive chrome rims.

chronic

1. marijuana.

"You'll find the best chronic on the West coast."

chronic liar

1. someone who lies for no reason, lies all the time, or lies to get attention.

"I have a cousin who's just a chronic liar."

chump

1. someone who lets people take advantage of or run over him/her because he/she is scared to stand up for himself.

"Don't be a chump for no one." "I know that chump."

chump

1. to belittle or disrespect someone making him/her feel defenseless, weak, or cowardly. (var. [to] chump [someone's] face)

"Now I know you not about to let that broad chump you." "I seen the way she chumped you."

chump style

1. to do something that ridicules or calls another's character into question.

"Yo, why you tryin' to chump my style duke?"

chumpy

1. a female.

chunky

1. jewelry [a watch, ring, chain, or pendant] that has lots of diamonds encrusted in it.

2. the wearing of lots of jewelry. (var. heavy)

"Ya peoples came to the party kinda chunky kid."

chunky

1. someone slightly overweight [not necessarily fat].

"That broad ain't fat, she's just a lil chunky."

chunky but not funky

1. a witty way for someone to declare that he/she is a little overweight but the weight doesn't look that bad on him/her.

C.I.

1. a confidential informer.

"I have a strange feelin' main man a C.I."

C.I.'s

1. cigarettes. (var. C.I. germs )

"Do you know how much one C.I. cost?" "I stop smokin' C. I.'s years ago."

circulate

1. to leave; to depart. (var. [to] motivate)

"We about to circulate homie."

claim a set

1. to proclaim one's membership to a particular street gang. (var. [to] claim [one's] set)

"I don't claim no set homie."

clap

1. to shoot someone. (var. [to] clap at [someone], [to] clap [someone] up)

"Ain't nobody gonna clap nobody in here."

clap them flamers

1. to shoot one's gun.

"They always been known to clap them flamers."

claps

1. a sexual transmitted disease.

classic soldiers

1. Reebok Classics sneakers. See also: fifty-four elevens

"Catz still wearin' the classic soldiers."

clean house

1. to win all the money from a group of people one is gambling against.

2. to take everything.

3. to throw everyone out of one's dwelling or place of business.

"I'mma clean house tonight I can feel it." "I said they cleaned house when they broke in." "When I get home I'm cleaning house."

clean pipe

1. the act of giving a male oral sex. (var. [to] clean [a male's] rifle)

clean up

1. to fix or attempt to fix a statement or action that has offended or has been misinterpreted by someone.

"I wanna see how you clean this up."

clepto

1. someone who steals for the sake of stealing; a thief.

"One of your clepto friends stole my ring."

click

1. one's group of friends.

"I know I'm down with my click."

click

1. to get along with or feel a certain connection with someone the first time you meet that person.

"The first time we talked we just clicked."

click on

1. to chamber a round or cock the hammer back of a firearm while pointing it threateningly at someone. See also: back down

"I thought she was playin' „til she clicked on us."

click up

1. to gather up one's friends for the purpose of support when one is faced with a threat of being confronted by someone or another group. See also: form voltron

"When you see them clickin' up it means trouble."

clock

1. to watch, observe, or pay extremely close attention to someone [usually discreetly and without that person's approval]. See also: sweat

"You shoulda seen the way she was clockin' you."

clock

1. the act of making money [usually illegally]. (var. [to] clock paper/money/dollars/a grip)

"We clocked about two gee's." "We been clockin' all night."

clock N.Y. figures

1. the act of making large amounts of money [usually illegally]. (var. [to] clock major figures)

"We about to clock N.Y. figures kid."

clock some zee's

1. to be asleep; sleeping.

"I'm goin' home to clock me some zee's."

close like 5 toes in a sock

1. a term used to profess and signify friendship.

"We always gonna be closer then 5 toes in a sock."

closed mouth don't get fed

1. a way to inform someone that he/she has to speak up or let someone know he/she is hungry in order to get fed/something to eat.

"You shoulda said something, closed mouth don't get fed around here."

clown

1. to be disruptive, loud, and/or cause a unpleasant scene when upset.

2. to do something humorous, outrageous, or zany.

"Oh, I'm about to clown now." "Tell your silly friends to stop clownin'."

clown

1. to ridicule or make someone the target of a joke.

"Why you always tryin' to clown me?" "Them females clowned ya brother all night."

clown ass

1. someone not taken seriously, looked upon as being a jokester, or one who does ridiculously dumb things.

"Oh boy, here comes your clown ass cousin again."

clubbin'

1. the act of going to a dance club or more than one dance club in one night.

cluck clucks

1. a group of silly acting females.

"Them cluck clucks ain't ridin' with me."

clucker

1. a silly acting female.

c-note

1. a one hundred dollar bill.

"I put down about two c-notes on that ring."

C.O.

1. a correctional officer; a jail/prison guard.

"You only find a couple C.O.'s that keep sh** real."

co-sign

1. to give one's approval.

2. to agree with something someone says when you know that person is wrong. (var. [to] sanction [something])

"How can you co-sign that garbage?"

co-signer

1. someone who would agree to anything another person says whether its wrong or right.

"If you lookin' for a co-signer, I'm not the one."

coachin' from the sidelines

1. new school one who is giving unwanted and unsolicited advice about amatter that doesn't concern him/her; one who is being a instigator. See also: background coachin'

"Ya momz good for coachin' from the sidelines."

cock block

1. to purposefully try to hinder someone from achieving something [usually because one is jealous].

"That cat always tryin' to cock block." "I caught ya peoples tryin' to cock block my moves."

cock diesel

1. someone with a physically strong or powerful build.

"When he came home from prison he was cock diesel."

cock weasel

1. someone who looks weak because he/she has a skinny body frame; to look frail. See also: crack diesel

"No matter how much you workout you always gonna be cock weasel."

co-dee

1. one's codefendant; one's partner in crime or in wrong doing.

2. a way to refer to one's friend.

"I met ya co-dee in Sing Sing."

cold

1. to do something with disregard for the consequences

2. to do something boldly or callously. See also: out right

"He cold lied on you." "She cold slapped the sh** out of'em."

cold bust

1. to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or deceitful.

"Shut up cause you cold busted."

cold chillin'

1. someone who is enjoying himself/herself to the best of his/her ability; the state of feeling good.

2. to look one's best. (var. [someone who's] cold lampin')

"When I seen'em he was cold chillin'."

cold sh** on

1. to out perform someone.

2. to totally disrespect someone.

"I'mma cold sh** on ya man next time." "Ya man tried to cold sh** on me son."

cold trick

1. someone who is extremely easy to take advantage of, tricked, or suckered.

2. a way to emphasize how gullible one is when it comes to spending money on men/women.

"Word on the block is, youse a cold trick."

come at

1. to approach or confront someone [often aggressively or with an attitude]. See also: step to

"Don't come at me like that again."

come at neck

1. to say something that openly challenges, mocks, or disrespects someone [usually for his/her position, authority, job, or reputation].

"You laughin' but son was comin' for your neck."

come at sideways

1. to approach someone the wrong way, disrespectfully, or in an offensive manner. (var. [to] come at [someone] f**ked up/with that bullsh**)

"You can't come at shortie sideways yo."

come back

1. a secret ingredient mixed with powder cocaine when manufacturing crack cocaine that weakens the quality but enlarges the quantity of crack produced.

"A key of come back used to be dirt cheap."

come clean

1. to tell the truth; to be honest about something, (var. [to] come clean [about something])

"She finally came clean yesterday."

come correct

1. to approach a person or a situation seriously or with no ill intent.

2. to have whatever it is one is supposed to have or expected to have when he/she arrives to settle a deal.

"Look, as long as you comin' correct you won't have no problems in here."

come correct

1. a matter of fact way to tell someone that he/she better be at his/her best when the two of you meet in some sort of competition or confrontation [usually used to taunt or warn].

"All I know is, if you step to me you better come correct."

come home

1. to be released from prison.

"You know I'm about to come home right?" "Yeah he came home and went right back two months later."

come home on that penitentiary sh**

1. to exhibit the mannerisms, callous behavior, and cold demeanor one adapts while in prison when he/she is released from prison. (var. [to] come home on that up-north/jail sh**)

"I hope you don't come home on that penitentiary sh**."

come off

1. to reap a large amount of money or valuables during any illegal act.

2. to gain financially.

"We about to come off with this."

come off

1. any illegal act one uses to reap financial gain.

"I found a new come off."

come on with the/that bullsh**

1. a term used to express one's annoyance or reluctance to believe what someone is saying or trying to convince one of [usually when one feels that person is embellishing]. (var. come on [man] with that/the bullsh**)

come out clothes

1. to get undressed. (var. [to] come up outta [one's] sh**)

"Ain't nothin' you can say to make shortie come out them clothes." "I came out my clothes with the quickness."

come out mouth

1. to say something that offends or can be conceived as a threat/disrespect. (var. [to] come outta [one's] face)

"I would never let'er come out her mouth like that about you." "Watch the way you come out ya mouth with me or about me."

come out the side of mouth/neck

1. old & new school to say something sarcastic, disrespectful, and/or belligerent.

2. to tell a blatant lie.

"You should have heard the way he came out the side of his neck about you."

come outta left field

1. to say something that is or was totally unexpected, uncalled for, or completely out of the realm of the conversation [often something stupid or uninformed].

"We was talkin' and all of a sudden he came outta left field with some crazy mess."

come this close

1. a way to emphasize how close one was; extremely close.

"I came this close to leavin' without you."

come through

1. to arrive or show up.

2. to visit.

"We probably come through about two." "I came through but you had already left for the day."

come through like loose doo-doo

1. to be a savior for someone in his/her time of need.

2. the opposite of letting someone down or disappointing someone. (var. [to] come through [for someone])

"Have faith, my man gonna come through like loose doo-doo." "She came through like loose doo-doo. "

come up

1. to acquire something one will benefit from; to gain financially. (var. [to] come up on [something])

"We gonna come up with this." "We came up on that idea we had."

come up

1. to grow up with someone as friends.

"We both came up around the same neighborhood."

come up

1. a plan or idea on how to obtain something of value or benefit [often using means that aren't always legal or honest].

"I found us a nice lil come up." "I need a come up reeeal quick."

come up from the dirt/mud

1. to grow up with someone from childhood.

2. to have started something with someone where there was nothing, now the two of you have something tangible as a result of your efforts.

"Yeah me and that cat came up from the dirt."

come up off

1. to relinquish.

2. to give to another [often reluctantly]. (var. [to] come up off of [something])

"Nah… homie gotta come up off that."

come up short

1. to fall short of proving oneself, one's claim, boast, or threat.

2. to not have enough of what it takes.

"This fool about to come up short this time." "I don't know who, but somebody comin' up short."

come with the/that bullsh**

1. to approach another with a con, a lie, a poor excuse/explanation, or trickery. (var. [to] come with the/that [same ol'] bullsh**)

"Watch how she comes over here with the bullsh**."

come with the heat

1. to come with ones best.

2. to come with something outstanding or unique that sets something or someone apart. (var. [to] bring the heat)

" You know you hafta come with the heat to win."

commissary

1. the place where inmates buy their food items and other personal goods. (var. [the] store )

"When ya commissary day?"

concrete jungle

1. prison.

2. housing projects.

"Its dangerous livin' in the concrete jungle."

conked out

1. in a deep sleep.

"I'mma be conked out by then."

connect

1. the person one buys his/her drugs from; a drug supplier.

"I heard they busted your connect."

connected like spider webs

1. new school someone who knows a lot of people who are in positions to or have the resources to help. (var. [someone who's] connected like a chain link fence)

"You know he been connected like spider webs for years."

convo

1. conversation.

convo

1. one's ability to converse or hold a intelligent conversation. See also: talk game

"Hate to say it but ya man's convo is weak dawg." "I wasn't tryin' to have a long convo with you."

coochie

1. a covert word for vagina. See also: beat up the coochie

"I bet she has some good coochie."

cook beef

1. to physically assault someone as a result of an ongoing dispute or feud.

"You don't want me to cook your beef."

cook-game

1. one's unique ability to manufacture crack cocaine through a cooking process. (var. [one's] chef-game)

"Ask ya manz about my cook-game."

cooked

1. crack cocaine. (var. cooked up)

"I told you I wanted the cooked."

cookie

1. 1-3 ounce quantity of crack cocaine flattened in resemblance to a real cookie.

"They wanted to cop three cookies, but I thought they was frontin'."

cool

1. something that is "agreeable" "fine" "acceptable" "not a problem" [sometimes used mockingly when things aren't really "agreeable" "fine" "acceptable" "not a problem"].

"It's cool dawg I can handle it."

cool

1. a way to say that someone is a good or stand up person. 2.someone who is fine, content, or satisfied with something/some kind of agreement or arrangement.

"I know'em he's cool." "I'm cool with that if you are."

cool

1. to be friends or become friends with someone.

"How did y'all get so cool?" "We been cool since Public School."

cool

1. someone who is a hip individual.

"You think you so cool."

cool like that

1. kind and generous.

2. non-judgemental.

3. has a pleasing personality.

"You just never knew, but he always been cool like that."

cool like that

1. extremely good friends with someone.

"Are you cool like that with son, ask'em then."

cool out

1. a way to ask, advise, or demand that someone relax, calm down, or take it easy.

"Why don't you cool out „til we find out what the deal is."

cool people

1. a real good friend.

2. a pleasant person with a nice personality. 3 a stand up individual (var. [someone who's] cool peoplez)

"I didn't know ya shortie was cool people like that."

cool points

1. an imaginary point system that allots points or takes away points in the way of recognition, praise, or respect when someone does something that is considered wrong, right, hip, or not hip.

"I gotta take two cool points from you for actin' like that with ya girl." [I'm/we] cooler than 2 Eskimos chillin' in a igloo with the air

conditioner on

1. a way for one to profess how hip he/she is or how good of friends he/she is with someone.

coolin'

1. someone who is relaxing, taking it easy, or not doing anything that requires working.

"I'mma be coolin' over here when y'all finish."

coolin'

1. a way for one to declare that he/she is doing fine when someone acquires about his/her well being or welfare.

"I'm coolin' just got over a cold."

cooty

1. a term female's use to refer to their vagina.

"He won't never get a whiff of this cooty again."

cop

1. to acquire something [usually by the way of purchase].

"I'm about to cop that new S600."

cop

1. to accept guilt and the consequences that guilt brings then attempt to offer an excuse or explanation for one's wrong doing. (var. [to] cop out, cop a plea, cop deuces)

"You must be crazy if you think I'mma cop to this."

cop a attitude

1. to express one's displeasure with someone either verbally or through one's body language.

"Why you coppin' a attitude with me, he the one that dissed you."

cop a squat

1. to sit down.

"Lets cop a squat right over there."

cop and go

1. a term used to hurry someone along while he/she is making a drug transaction [usually used with a sense of urgency to get the drug transaction over and to avoid a crowd].

"Cop and go y'all we don't have all day."

cop them things/thangs

1. to buy kilograms of cocaine.

"Yeah they came by and copped two of them things."

copastedic

1. something is fine, agreeable, or satisfactory with someone or between two parties.

"That sounds real copastedic." "That wasn't copastedic at all."

cornball

1. someone not hip; looks and acts like a nerd.

"Where you meet these cornballs at?"

cornball sh**

1. anything not cool or hip; anything non-entertaining when it's supposed to be.

2. anything one finds displeasing.

"What's this cornball sh** you got goin'?" "I ain't come here for this cornball sh**."

count dough v.

1. the act of making large amounts of money.

"Dig homie, my whole click count dough."

cousin

1. a way to address or refer to someone whose name you do not know or whose real name you do not want to use in front of others.

2. a term of endearment among friends; friend. (var. cuz, cuzo)

"Cousin stayin' here or leavin' with us?" "What the deal with cousin?"

crab

1. extremely petty and without morals.

2. one who is not cool or hip.

3. a low life individual.

"What you doin' with this crab?" "You know him, I heard dukes was a crab."

crabbin' it

1. one who acts extremely petty and frugal with his/her money or possessions which makes that person appear to have no class. (var. [to do] crab sh**)

"When you go out with him, he gonna be crabbin' it." "I hate when you do that crab sh**."

crack

1. a smokable form of cocaine. See also: crizz, jacks

"I advise you to stay away from that crack."

crack

1. the act of hitting on or hinting toward a sexual encounter with a female. (var. [to] crack [for some])

"I'm about to crack on shortie." "When you gonna crack for some?"

crack diesel

1. someone who has a extremely skinny body frame or physique.

"Tell ya lil crack diesel girlfriend to get out my face."

crack for

1. to ask someone for something. (var. [to] crack on [someone], [to] crack on [someone] for [something], [to] crack)

"When you gonna crack for the car keys?" "Did you crack on ya momz about the money?"

crack it up

1. to go on a crack cocaine smoking binge; to use all one's money to buy and smoke "crack". (var. [to] crack up [all one's] money)

"I'm not giving you money for you to go out there and crack it all up."

crack on

1. to ridicule someone; to make someone the brunt or target of one's humor.

"I can crack on you all night." "I didn't come over here for your friends to be crackin' on me."

crack up

1. to laugh; to find something funny.

"I cracked up when I heard that." "This is gonna crack you up."

cracked out

1. one who's appearance and character has been totally destroyed as a result of being addicted to crack cocaine.

"Him of all people wound up being cracked out."

crackhead

1. someone who is addicted to the smokable form of cocaine.

"She turned out to be the biggest crackhead on the block."

crackhead dinner

1. a twenty-five cent (25¢) juice and a twenty- five cent (25¢) bag of potato chips or Lil Debbie cake.

crackhead soup

1. a cup of "Oodles of Noodles".

crackin'

1. an event or place that is filled with excitement and energy.

2. hip; happening.

"It's always crackin' in here on Friday nights."

crash test dummy

1. someone who will/would try anything without considering the consequences.

2. one who lives or does things recklessly. (var. [someone who's a] car crash dummy)

"How are you gonna take advice from this crash test dummy?"

crawl up leg

1. the act of gambling with someone who has far less money than you to start with and then let that person win a large sum of money from you.

"I'd never let you crawl up my leg." "That's what you get for lettin' that bum crawl up ya leg."

crazier than a blind gunfighter

1. a playful or sarcastic way to express disbelief or doubt about something someone says or does. (var. [you] crazier than a blind bullfighter)

"Me go in there, you crazier than a blind gunfighter."

crazy?!

1. an enthusiastic way to express one's disbelief, shock, or doubt.

2. a way to declare one opposition to something someone says. (var. [you] must be crazy)

"I ain't leavin' you crazy, I been here all day." "Crazy, tell her to leave."

crazy

1. a way to emphasize a lot of something. See also: dumb, madd, stupid

"Dawg had crazy rocks in his watch." "Crazy people showed up."

crazy

1. outstanding; unique; the best of its kind.

2. different.

3. unbelievable.

"That kid got the crazy flow." "You wanna hear somethin' crazy?"

crazy as all out doors

1. a sarcastic way for one to express disbelief, shock, doubt, or one's unwillingness to go along with something. (var. [you] crazy as a muthaf**ka)

"You must be crazy as all outdoors, if you think I'm tellin' her what really happened."

cream

1. money.

"Where you think they hid the cream?"

cream

1. to want something very badly or desperately.

"I been creamin' to get me a new car."

creased up

1. someone who is wearing clothes or an outfit that looks like its just been ironed or came from the dry cleaners.

"Where you goin' lookin' all creased up?"

creep

1. to have a secret romance/love affair with someone while one is intimately involved with someone else; the act of cheating on one's spouse or lover. (var. [to] creep with/on [someone], [to] creep around/out [on someone] )

"I have a strange feelin' you been creepin'."

creepin' on a come up

1. the devising of a discreet plan to acquire money [usually illegally]. See also: come up

"We just out here creepin' on a come up."

cribo

1. the place where one dwells. (var. [one's] crib)

"Call me at my cribo later." "I'm about to take honey to the crib."

crillz

1. a covert word for crack cocaine. (var. crizz, crillzack, crizzack)

"My moms found out about me sellin' crillz."

crimey

1. one's best or closet friend

2. the person who one does wrong with.

3. one's codefendant in a crime.

"When did y'all two become crimeys?" "I didn't know that was ya crimey."

Cris

1. Crystal brand champagne.

Cris poppin'

1. the act of drinking bottles of Crystal brand champagne.

critical

1. extremely serious.

2. dangerous. (var. [when things are/are about to get] critical)

"I'm tellin' you right now, sh** was critical last night."

crooked I sipper

1. someone who drinks St. Ives brand malt liquor.

Crooklyn

1. Brooklyn, N.Y.

cross artist

1. a disloyal or untrustworthy friend or love one who would betray you for his/her own personal gain without the least consideration to another's feelings.

"That cat too much of a cross artist to have around us like that."

cross out

1. to betray a friend or love one for one's own personal gain with no regards to the relationship one shares with that person.

"I told you sooner or later slim was gonna cross you out."

crow-dad

1. extremely unattractive; very ugly.

crowd mover

1. a firearm that makes a very loud noise when fired.

crudball

1. a low life and dishonest person; an untrustworthy character who is shameless or petty; unscrupulous.

"I know you not thinkin' about goin' out with that crudball?" "Are the only people you know crudballs?"

cruddy

1. unscrupulous; petty; immoral; untrustworthy.

"I just realized dukes was madd cruddy."

cruisin' for a bruisin'

1. a way to warn someone that he/she is making you mad and that he/she is very close to feeling your wrath.

crumb Louie

1. an extremely cheap or frugal person.

2. one who pretends to be financially secure but who really isn't.

"Man, get ya crumb Louie ass out my face."

crumb snatchers

1. little kids; small children.

"Went over there and she had a house full of crumb snatchers."

crumbs

1. a small amount of money.

2. people one considers unimportant or insignificant.

"We just barely makin' crumbs here." "I used to help all them crumbs."

crunk

1. outstanding; unique, the best of its kind

2. enjoyable, fun, or entertaining.

"Ludacris new ablum is crunk." "They say ya party was crunk."

crunk

1. hyped; hyped up; excited.

"They about to get crunk in here."

crush

1. the act of having sex.

"I heard you crushin' my ex-girl."

cry

1. to complain or whine when one doesn't or can't get his/her way; to express one's discontent about not being treated fairly.

"Thing about you is, you cry all the time." "Stop cryin' all the time."

cry like a bit**

1. a term used to signify one's complaining, whining, or actual crying tears [usually when one acts like he/she is tough].

"He in his room cryin' like a bit**."

cryin'

1. laughing extremely hard. (var. dyin', dyin' laughin' )

"Yo, I was cryin' when I heard that."

curiosity killed the cat satisfaction brought'em back

1. a sarcastic way to respond to someone who used the term "curiosity killed the cat" in a attempt to scold you for being nosy or wanting information.

curse out

1. to berate someone with profanity. (var. [to] cuss [someone] out)

"Don't you know I had to curse out his sister for not mindin' her business."

custies

1. customers; the people who are the customers of drug dealers.

"She used to be one of my custies."

cut

1. any ingredient added to an illegal drug to strengthen, weaken or stretch the amount.

"Some drug dealers use rat poison as a cut."

cut

1. a covert way to say the word "f**k" as in sexual intercourse. (var. [to] cut [female] )

cut buddy

1. one's friend; a term of endearment among friends.

"We been cut buddies for years."

cut into

1. to meet or befriend someone for the purpose of what you can gain from that person.

"I don't let catz just cut into me like that."

cut like that

1. someone extremely qualified or more than capable; to be exceptionally good; the best. See also: built like that

"I didn't know ya man was cut like that." "Main man, you not cut like that."

cut off

1. to end one's relationship and/or communication with someone. (var. [to be/get] cut off)

"I been cut that lame off." "You need to cut honey off forgood."

cut off

1. to interrupt someone [often doing so rudely].

"How many times I hafta tell you about cuttin' me off."

cut throat

1. to betray and/or undermine someone's plan, effort, and/or goal for one's own personal gain. (var. [to do] cut throat sh**)

"You the one who's always tryin' to cut somebody throat." "That was real cut throat sh** you pulled." "For now, I'm cuttin' throats."

cut up

1. to cause an unpleasant scene by being loud, disruptive, or rowdy.

2. to do something that is extremely funny or zany. See also: show out

"Promise me you not about to cut up in here."

cut up

1. someone who likes to cause unpleasant scenes for the slightest or smallest of reasons.

2. someone who acts silly or zany.

"You always hafta be the cut up when we go out."

cut up like a bag of dope

1. someone who has a well defined and lean body. (var. [someone who's] cut up)

cuz-mo

1. a term of endearment among friends; friend. D

contest

1. a witty way to inform someone that he/she is causing an extremely unpleasant scene [usually that person is being disruptive].

closed

1. a witty way to insult someone about having bad breath. (var. your breath [smell] so bad, it smell like you got two midgets in ya mouth with sh** on their shoes) your eyes may shine, your teeth may grit, but none of this