L | The Street Talk Dictionary

"L"

1 a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole. (var. [a] L-note)

"Dukes lookin' at a "L" this time around."

la

1. marijuana. (var. lah)

Lac

1. a Cadillac automobile.

"He always drove a Lac."

lace

1. to shoot someone. (var. [to] lace [someone] up, [to be] laced up)ex: "Police laced my man with 15 shots."

lace

1. the act of making someone's or something's appearance more glamorous. (var. [to] lace [someone/something])

"I took Shortie to the mall and laced'er with some new gear." "Once I lace the crib, then I'll invite you over."

laid back, like car seats in a Caddilac

1. a witty way to profess one's "coolness".

2. a term of endearment among friends to signify friendship.

laid down

1. to have a judge sentence someone to an extremely long prison sentence.

"Judge laid my man down for 20 joints."

laid up

1. the state of being temporarily incapacitated [usually due to an illness].

"Ask the doctor how long I'mma be laid up." "I was laid up for three days with the flu."

lambo

1. a Lamborghini automobile.

"Buster Bust got the meanest lambo out."

lame

1. one who is not "cool" or "hip" [often when one thinks he/she is].

2. one who is easily fooled, taken advantage of, and/or extremely gullible.

"I stop goin' there cause too many lames started hangin' out there." "I can't believe I hang out with you lames."

lame

1. something which is supposed to come across as "cool", "hip", and/or entertaining, but falls extremely short of that goal; poor in performance.

"That was a lame ass movie." "That book is lame compared to this one." lame [excuses/explanations /stories/jokes/ raps/pick up lines/ ways

lamp

1. to relax; to take it easy.

2. to wait patiently. (var. [to] lamp out)

"I was in here lampin' „til y'all came." "I'mma lamp with my man „til y'all get back." "We in here lampin'."

large

1. wealthy; rich; (var. [one who's] large like a 5 car garage, large and in charge) See also: flarge

"Ya man an'nim used to be large, what happened?"

lawd

1. a term of endearment among friends; friend.

"Ayo lawd, where you headed?"

lawd son

1. an enthusiastic way to express shock, disbelief, or exasperation.

lay

1. to wait. (var. [to] lay for [someone])

"I'll lay over here." "You think you can lay for me „til I get there?"

lay down

1. to quit; give up; to concede defeat.

"I don't know what happened but they just laid down." "Its time for you to lay down."

lay down

1. the act of refusing to participate in mandatory or recreational activities in a prison institution as a means of protest [usually done knowing that one will be punished by being sent to solitary confinement].

lay down

1. to rob someone at gun point.

2. to shoot someone with the intent to kill him/her [usually in the commission of armed robbery]. (var. [to] lay [someone] down for the count)

"They came in here and laid everyone down."

lay down

1. to set the rules or demands.

"Let me lay this down for y'all." "I'm about to lay this down plain and simple."

lay gas

1. to fart (flatulate). (var. [to] blow gas)

"Next time you hafta lay gas, step outside."

lay in the cut

1. the act of waiting [usually patiently and/or discreetly]. (var. [to] lay in the cut for [someone])

"I'm layin' in the cut until he messes up."

lay it down

1. the act of going to bed/sleep. (var. [to] take it down)

"I don't know about you, but I'm ready to lay it down for the night."

lay low

1. the act of maintaining a low profile.

"We can lay low here for a few days."

lay pipe

1. a term males use to describe the act of giving a female sexual satisfaction. (var. [to] lay pipe on pipe [a female], [to] pipe [a female] to death)

"I laid pipe on Shortie all weekend." "Call me back, I'm about to lay some pipe."

lay up for

1. the act of waiting for someone [usually to let that person catch up to you and often used as a request]. (var. [to] lay for/on [someone])

"Lay up for a minute." "I'mma lay up for you here." "I can't lay for you all night."

lay up with

1. to spend time [hours, days, weeks, or months] with someone in his/her dwelling having sex; to have sex.

"Who you been layin' up with this time?" "He probably somewhere layin' up with some other chick."

lay wood

1. a term males use to describe the act of giving a female sexual satisfaction. (var. [to] lay wood [on a female])

"Shortie once I lay this wood on you, you'll be callin' me everyday."

lead

1. bullets.

lead poison

1. to be wounded or die as a result of being shot.

"He was found in the alley with lead poison."

leakin'

1. bloody; bleeding; bloodied. (var. [to] leave [someone] leakin')

"They said he was leakin' all over the place." "Somebody left ya boy leakin' in the parkin' lot."

leakin'

1. a male who is having a abnormal discharge from his penis the result of being infected with a sexually transmitted disease. See also: burnin'

"I woke up this mornin' and my joint was leakin'."

leanin'

1. drunk; intoxicated. (var. leant ) See also: pissy, toasted

leave for dead

1. to abandon or forget about someone in his/her time of need.

2. to show and/or offer no support to someone.

"Most your friends and some of your family will leave you for dead when you go to prison."

leave hangin'

1. to offer someone no assurances.

2. the act of dismissing one's attempt to shake your hand as a way to show discontent or disdain.

3. to have one wonder or guess as to what you are going to do. (var. [to] leave [someone] out there )

"That's the second time you left me hangin'."

leave in the dust/wind

1. to outrun someone. See also: dust

"She left both police in the dust."

leaves

1. marijuana. (var. leaf)

leery

1. paranoid; unsure; skeptical.

2. scared.

"Ya man startin' to make me leery about'em."

legal

1. a female who meets the statutory age limit required to legally consent to sex.

"You don't look legal to me shortie, let me see some ID."

less

1. "unless".

"I can't go less you pay me."

let go

1. to let a unpleasant situation or confrontation end or die out without letting things escalate.

"Yo son, you need to let that go." "Why you can't learn to let sh** go?"

let go to head

1. to let something make one over confident and cocky.

"Don't let what I said go to your head." "See what happens when you let sh** go to your head?"

let hold somethin'

1. the act of allowing someone to borrow something [usually money or drugs and usually used as a request].

"When you gonna let ya boy hold somethin'?" "I was wondering if I can hold somethin'."

let live

1. to allow someone the opportunity to do something [usually used to request assistance].

2. to make it possible for someone to accomplish a goal.

"I'm the one that let you live." "Let me live dawg, I need what you have."

let live

1. the act of protecting or exempting someone from the pressure, fear, and/or intimidation that one can face while in prison from other inmates.

"I'm the one that let your cousin live while we was in the Feds."

let marinate

1. to let an idea or thought sink in or be contemplated before responding.

"Look, let that idea marinate for a couple days and then get back to me." "You finished lettin' that plan marinate?"

let loose

1. to fire one's gun recklessly and indiscriminately. (var. [to] let loose on [someone])

"This crazy dude let loose at his job."

let me find out

1. a term used to question, express doubt and skepticism.

2. a way to respond to someone who does or says something shocking, surprising, or unbelievable.

"He spent the night with you, let me find out." "Let me find out you don't know how to treat your girl."

let me get some smoke in my lungs

1. a witty way to ask someone for some of a cigarette or for a whole cigarette. (var. let me smoke with you, let me get one of yours)

let me get that

1. a term used to command someone to give you what he/she owes you or has of yours that you want back. (var. let me get that up off you)

"Let me get that, cause I see right now you playin' games."

let me hold something

1. a hip way to ask someone to loan you money.

"You think it's possible you can let me hold somethin'?"

let me holla at you

1. a stern way to let someone know you want to discuss something with them that you are not happy with. (var. let me holla at you for a minute)

"Sit over here and let me holla at you."

let me see ya head get small

1. a rude and sarcastic way to dismiss someone in a way that directs that person to leave or depart. (var. let ya head get small) See also: tell ya story walkin'

"Let me see ya head gettin' small with ya smartass."

let my name taste like sh** in your mouth

1. new school a sarcastic way to reprimand someone for talking negatively and/or spreading rumors about you in an attempt to make that person stop.

let off

1. to fire shots from a firearm.

"Ya man let off for no reason."

let pants sag

1. to wear one's pants in a way in which they fall past the waist and expose one's underwear.

"Don't you think you a lil old to be lettin' ya pants sag?"

let the door knob hit you, where the good Lord split you

1. a witty way to tell someone to leave and/or respond to someone's threat to leave. (var. let ya feet do the walkin' and ya ass do the talkin', introduce your feet to the street)

let you tell it

1. a term used to mock another's claim, version, or opinion [also used as sarcastic prelude when dismissing another's claim, version, or opinion].

"Let you tell it, I was posed to lose already." "I can't find a good man, let you tell it."

let's blow this joint

1. a term used to suggest or declare one's departure.

let's do this

1. a term used to suggest or declare the commencement of a plan or action [usually used to exude one's willingness to do something when answering a challenge].

"Its up to you, but I say let's do this."

lethal

1. marijuana.

"Cops found a bag of lethal in the bag."

lettuce

1. money. See also: cabbage

Lex

1. a Rolex watch.

2. a Lexus automobile.

Lex dawg

1. a Lexus automobile.

lick

1. an idea or plan to obtain money [usually illegally]. (var. [to] catch a lick) See also: a come up

"That's the lick that got us paid." "I came up with a nice lil lick if y'all interested."

lick shots

1. the act of shooting a firearm. (var. [to] lick shot at [someone])ex: "They just started lickin' shots for no reason."

licks

1. alcohol; liquor.

"I got sick off the licks last night."

lift

1. to shoot someone. (var. [to] lite [someone] up)

"Ya man was about to get lifted in there."

lifted

1. the state of being high from marijuana.

"Yo, they got madd lifted on his birthday."

light somethin' up

1. a way to refer to a shooting or shoot-out involving numerous shots being fired.

"Man I outta here, they look like they ready to light somethin' up."

light up

1. to shoot someone. (var. [to] light [one's] ass up) See also: bust

"I heard some catz tried to light you up cross town over that chickenhead."

light wrist

1. the act of buying a female a diamond bracelet or a watch encrusted with diamonds.

"I'mma light my Shortie wrist for her birthday."

like a muhf**ka!

1. a term used to emphasize one's boast, claim, description or assessment of something/events [affix term to statement].

2. a term used to signal one's agreement or ability to relate to something said.

"G-Unit blew up like a muhf**ka!" "Shortie is bad like a muhf**ka!" like da farmer said to the potata, "plant you now - dig you

later"

1. a witty way to say "good bye" or "see you later" when departing the company of a friend or love one.

like that

1. the best at what he/she does.

2. one who is extremely good looking. (var. [someone who's] all that)

"She's like that on the court." "I didn't know you was like that."

like that

1. outstanding; unique; the best of its kind [usually refers to quality and performance]. See also: all that

"I heard her sing before and she's like that."

like what?!

1. a term used as an exclamation point when one is making empty threats or issuing challenges that he/she wants to be taken seriously.

like you said/sayin' somethin'

1. a sarcastic way to dismiss an empty threat or challenge.

"You actin' like you said somethin'!"

lil homie

1. a term of endearment used to refer to a young person or little kid. (var. the lil homie)

lil momma

1. a term of endearment males use to address or refer to females who are hip.

"Ask lil momma to bring some of her friends."

lil Ms. Hottie pants

1. a way to refer to a female who exhibits flirtatious or promiscuous behavior.

"Look at lil Ms. Hottie pants over there talking to your boyfriend."

link up

1. to meet with someone.

"We all posed to link up over the weekend."

lipperfess

1. the act of talking tough in an attempt to scare and/or intimidate someone as part of a bluff. (var. [one's who's] lipperfessin')

"I'm really not in the mood for a whole lot of lipperfessin'."

lip wrestle

1. the act of arguing pointlessly [without fear the argument will escalate to a physical confrontation]. (var. [to] word wrestle)

"I see right now, all you wanna do is lip wrestle."

liquid crack

1. a brand of alcohol named "CISCO".

"He was out drinkin' that liquid crack again, now he's sick as a dog."

live

1. one who is and/or considered to be "hip" and "cool""streetwise" individual.

"You think you live now." "Bring some live catz with you to my party."

live large

1. to have the financial resources to live an extravagant lifestyle. (var. [someone who's] livin' large)

"This what you call livin' large." "We livin' large now." "Bob thinks he's livin' large."

livin' foul

1. someone who indulges in unscrupulous, shameful, or dishonest behavior. (var. [to] live foul)

"I didn't know your people was livin' foul like that." "That's livin' foul."

livin' illegal

1. one who commits crime or is involved in things that may be shady as a way to make money. (var. [someone who's] illegal)

"I'm tired of livin' illegal."

livin' legal

1. one who doesn't commit crime or indulge in things that may be shady as way to make money. (var. [someone who's] legal)

"When I met you, you was livin' legal and now look at you."

livin' lovely

1. doing extremely well financially; able to afford the finer things in life.

LMTFA

1. an acronym for "leave me the fuck alone".

2. a blunt way to tell someone to stop bothering you and give you your space.

"He kept blowin' up my phone all mornin', so I hit him back with LMTFA and put it on silent."

loafin'

1. relaxing; taking it easy. See also: chillin'

"We not doing nothin' over here, we just loafin'."

loc

1. a term of endearment among friends; friend.

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

"That was my bad loc."

loc'ed out

1. crazy; to act irrational.

2. the abbreviation for the word "loco". (var. [to] loc out)

"Don't get messed up with them loc'ed out catz from Brownsville."

lock ass with

1. to engage in a physical confrontation; the act fighting. (var. [to] lock ass, [to] lock up with [someone])

"Homes, you not tryin' to lock ass wit me, trust me on that."

lock down

1. to secure.

2. to have something or someone under one's power/control. (var. [to] have [something/someone] on lock/on lock-down status)

"I had N.C. on lock-down for five years."

lock-down

1. incarcerated; in prison. (var. [someone who's] locked)

"How long he gonna be on lock-down?"

lock in

1. to agree to a deal or arrangement which leaves no room for backing out.

"The first thing we need to do is lock this thing in." "Oh that's already locked in."

locked

1. guaranteed; a sure thing.

2. to have something secured. (var. [something that's] a lock)

"I already got that locked." "What I told you is a lock."

long as I owe you, you'll never go broke

1. old & new school a witty way to respond to someone who is complaining about the money you owe him/her.

long money

1. large amounts of money. (var. [someone whose] money is long)

"You gonna be outta ya league, catz come here with long money."

long time no see

1. a term used to acknowledge not seing a person in a long period of time when greeting him/her.

"Long time no see homie, where you been?"

look at ya man

1. a term used mockingly when bringing a male 's ridiculous behavior to the attention of a mutual friend.

"Look at ya man, he should be shot."

look cross-eyed at

1. to look at someone strangely, with contempt, or with dislike. (var. [to] look at [someone] cross-eyed)

"Everybody started lookin' cross-eyed at you when she started talkin'."

look dead at

1. to look directly at someone.

"She was lookin' dead at us kid."

look like got hit in the face with a bag of nickels

1. a way to describe someone as being ugly or very unattractive. (var. [to] look like [one] got hit with a sock filled with rocks)

look like got one foot in the grave

1. to look sickly or unhealthy.

look out for

1. to do a favor and/or show someone preferential treatment. (var. [to] look out)

"Next time I come through, I'mma look out for you and your peoples."

look out, for the cookout

1. a way to ask someone for a favor and/or preferential treatment.

"Come on dawg, I need you to look out for the cookout."

look pressed

1. worried ; stressed.

"Do I look pressed to you?" "She looked real pressed when I seen her."

look sideways at

1. to stare at someone with a tough or mean glare. (var. [to] look at [someone] sideways)

"Every time I come in here you always lookin' sideways at me, what's up?"

look stupid in the face

1. to look bewildered, shocked, or surprised. (var. [to] look [all] stupid in the face)

"I left„em standin' there lookin' stupid in the face."

lookin' at my Gucci it's about that time

1. a witty way to announce one's depature or signal that it is time to leave [usually while looking at one's watch].

lookin' right

1. a female who is attractive and fashionably dressed [enhancing her appearance].

2. a term males used to give praise to a female's body. (var. [a female who] looks right)

"Son, Shortie came to work lookin' right."

loose me!

1. a way to command someone to hand over something.

"Loose me, I need to use that phone."

loosies

1. individual cigarettes sold out of the pack in neighborhood bodegas.

"I think loosies cost about 25¢ now."

lost in the sauce

1. confused; unable to grasp the significance of something. (var. [someone who's] lost)

"Its hard to talk to her, cause she's lost in the sauce."

loud pipes

1. a way to refer to the removal of the muffler on a car or motorcycle and the noise it creates.

"You'll never see loud pipes on a Benz."

lounge

1. to wait.

2. to take it easy. (var. [to] lounge for [someone], [to] lounge out)

"I'mma lounge for my dawgs to come out." "I'mma lounge for the rest of the day."

lounge

1. a way to ask someone to wait for you.

2. a way to encourage someone to calm down or to take it easy when you see him/her getting upset or impatient.

"Can you lounge for me over there?"

louwinski

1. oral sex performed on a male.

"A lil louwinski never hurt nobody."

love

1. a term of endearment among friends; friend.

2. a way to address someone whose name you do not know or do not want to use in front of others [also used to ease the tension between two strangers in a altercation].

"I know love an'nim from way back." "Ayo love I ain't lookin' for no problems."

love

1. to receive respect, admiration, or praise.

"Eleven years later and I still get love from my peoples."

love

1. agreeable; fine with you; satisfactory; okay [usually used to express one's gratitude and appreciation]. See also: show love

"That sound like love to me."

love boat

1. embalming fluid (P.C.P.). See also: dust

"I know people who have lost their mind usin' love boat."

love is love

1. a term used to convey that everything is fine, OK, agreeable, acceptable, or satisfactory [usually used with sincerity and respect].

"Love is love with us son."

love muscle

1. a covert way to refer to a male's penis.

"Shortie tried to kick me in the love muscle."

love, peace, and hair grease

1. a witty way to say, "good bye" when departing the company of a friend or love one. (var. love, peace, and pigs feet )

love, sex, and welfare checks

1. a witty way to say, "good bye" when departing the company of a friend or love one.

love was love

1. a covert way to say that sex was good

low ball

1. to do something to undermine someone's effort, plan, or goal.

"I would never try to low ball my homies."

low budget Shortie

1. a female who doesn't desire expensive gifts or living necessities to be happy, feel wanted, and/or feel important.

"I'd rather deal with a low budget Shortie any day."

low-level trickin'

1. the act of spend ing a minimal amount of money on someone you are pursuing an intimate relationship with or just a one night stand.

"All you hafta do is a lil low-level trickin on shortie, trust me."

low pro

1. the state of maintaining a low profile. (var. [to] play a low pro)

"I have to be low pro when I get out."

luck up

1. to get lucky.

"I heard you lucked up in Atlantic City over the weekend."

lump meat rack

1. a way to refer to being shot in the head. (var. [to] lump [someone's] hat rack, [to] put a hole in [someone's] helmet)

"They said someone lumped his meat rack." "They found'em in the trunk with his meat rack lumped."

lunch money

1. small amounts of money [usually used to insult or criticize someone's financial status].

"You won't get far with this Shortie on lunch money."

lunchin'

1. not paying attention; daydreaming; to be aloft.

"You be lunchin' big time." "Stop lunchin'Shortie."

lust if you must

1. a witty way to tell one's boyfriend or girlfriend it's okay to look at another person of the opposite sex.

lyin' and your breath stink

1. a witty way to accuse someone of lying or making a bogus claim.

lyin' like a bit**

1. someone who is telling an extremely outrageous lie [usually on someone else or to escape blame]. (var. [someone who's] lyin' like sh**/a summa bit**)

"I'm tellin' you son, that cat lyin' like a bit**."

lefts will kill you

1. a witty way to respond to someone who is calling you names in attempt to provoke you.