P | The Street Talk Dictionary

pockets]

1. a playful or sarcastic way to dismiss someone's challenge or mock their threat. See also: too light to fight too thin to win

pa

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.

"Nah pa, that sh** ain't right."

pack

1. a quantity of prepackaged illegal drugs sold on the retail level. (var. [a] package)

"That crackhead cousin of yours ran off with the pack."

pack heat

1. the act of carrying a firearm. See also: strapped

"If you packin' heat they won't let you in the door."

packed suitcase

1. a big butt.

"When Shortie stood up and I seen her packed suitcase, I was like dammmm."

packin'

1. has a well endowed penis.

"She didn't believe I was packin' „til I got with her."

pain freak

1. someone who will lose consistently and/or miserably but won't quit or keeps coming back for more.

2. someone who stays in a painful relationship or situation that keeps causing him/her emotional anguish.

"I knew you was a pain freak." "You must be some kind of pain freak."

Papa Dukes

1. a way to refer to one's father; dad. (var. papa duke) See also: ma duke

"Papa Dukes always told me, 'Handle your business before your business handles you.'"

paper

1. money. (var. papes, papers ) See also: dough, loot, scrilla

"All I want is the paper you owe me."

paper

1. Bamboo or Easy Wider rolling paper used to roll marijuana cigarettes. (var. Bamboo)

"Ask them if they have any paper."

paperwork

1. one's pre-sentence investigation report (PSI) which contains one's criminal history, background, role in offense, and whether or not that person cooperated with authorities.

"Did anybody check his paperwork?"

paperwork

1. one's HIV/AIDS test results.

"I wanna see Shortie paperwork before I hit that."

papers

1. little pieces of paper in which individual doses of an illegal drug are wrapped in and sold on the retail level. See also: balloons

pardon self

1. excuse me; I'm sorry; I apologize.

"Pardon self, I didn't mean to interrupt."

parkin' lot pimpin'

1. the act of hanging out in the parking lot of a club before and/or after the club closes in an attempt to meet or pick up a male or female.

"There was a whole lot of parkin' lot pimpin' goin' on tonight."

parlay

1. to rest, take it easy, or relax.

2. to wait. (var. [to] parlay for/on [someone]) See also: lamp

"I'm about to go to Shortie house and parlay." "Y'all parlay while I find out what's up."

paro

1. someone addicted to powder or crack cocaine.

paro

1. paranoid; scared; nervous.

"I was a lil paro about comin' back here."

partna

1. partner.

2. a playful or sarcastic way to address a friend or adversary to let that person know you mean business or that you are serious. (var. partnah)

"You wanna repeat that partna?" "Look here partna."

patient

1. one who smokes and is addicted to crack cocaine.

"Son, you won't believe who's a patient now."

pay a nut

1. to pay a debt.

"Are you the one who has to pay this nut?"

pay like weigh

1. a witty way to inform someone that someone is generous with his/her money when he/she becomes involved in a intimate relationship. (var. [someone who] pays like they weigh)

"Shortie pay like she weigh." "Them kinda of chicks always pay like they weigh."

pay like you weigh

1. a witty way to demand someone pay his/her debt immediately [usually as the result of a lost wager].

pay master

1. one who has a debt to pay [one is either a good or bad pay master].

"Go ahead and lend it to „em, he's a good pay master."

pay out the ass

1. to pay out a large amount of money [usually as restitution or as a way to solve a problem].

"You best believe before this is over you gonna be payin' out the ass."

pay you? pay you no mind

1. a sarcastic way to dismiss someone who is asking to you pay him/her what you owe him/her.

PC

1. an acronym for "Protective Custody" [the part of a prison/jail inmates are housed in for their own safety or protection from other inmates].

"He talk all that gangsta sh** and he went to PC the first time he went to jail."

PC

1. a small amount of money; petty cash.

"I took my PC and left." "Ask ya momz for a lil PC."

peace

1. an term of affection used when greeting, departing, or ending a verbal or written communique with someone.

"Peace Dawg, how you?" "Until we see each other again peace."

peace in the Middle East

1. a term used to say, "good bye" or "farewell" when departing company or ending a verbal or written communique with a friend, love one, or acquaintance. (var. peace to the deceased)

peace out

1. a hip way to say "good-bye" or "farewell" when departing the company of a friend or loved one [also used at the end of a phone call or letter]. See also: one love

"Peace out dawg, I'll holler at you later."

pedigree

1. reputation; character; style of doing things. See also: steelo

"You better check my pedigree shortie."

peel

1. a command used during a robbery which instructs the victim to hand over his/her jewelry.

peel cap

1. a way to describe someone being shot in the head. (var. [to] peel [someone's] cap back/back to the white meat, [to get one's] cap peeled/peeled back, [to] peel [someone's] meat rack/ hat rack /onion)

"He gonna make somebody peel'is cap, watch."

peel on

1. the act of pulling out a large wad of money and pulling off a couple of the bills for the purpose of flaunting one's money.

2. to take off one's shirt to flaunt his/her physique and/or muscles.

peep

1. to become aware of something by observing, taking notice, giving something serious thought. (var. [to] peep [someone's intentions], [to] peep [something] out)

"I already peeped that about you." "I been peeped that."

peep hold card

1. to become aware of one's motives or secrets by observing, taking notice, or giving something serious thought.

"I peeped Shortie hold card as soon as she came through the door."

peep this

1. a term used to get someone's attention or to get someone to listen [usually used as a prelude when making someone aware of something or pointing out an observation]. (var. peep it, peep the move)

"Yo, come over here and peep this."

pen-game

1. one's unique ability to put words together when writing [poems, stories, letters or rhymes].

"You know my pen-game is vicious."

penitentiary rich

1. to revel in the falsehood of being wealthy because an inmate has more material/finances than other inmates [in reality his/her finances don't amount to anything substantial].

"He was one of them same dudes actin' like he was penitentiary rich and when he got home he didn't have a place to stay."

people

1. one's fr iend or group of friends. (var. [one's] peoples, peops) See also: fam

"Them my people." "I seen ya peoples uptown." "Whassup with ya peops?"

people

1. someone who is a friend. (var. [someone who's] peoples, peops)

"Are y'all still people?"

people in Hell want ice water

1. a sarcastic way to say, "so what", or "I don't care" to someone who is complaining that you refuse to give him/her that he/she wants. (var. people in Hell want AC)

perpetrate

1. the act of pretending [usually to make one seem more important than one really is].

2. to make false claims that one is unable to back up; to lie. (var. [to] perpetrate a fraud)

"Ya peoples was in here last night perpetratin'."

perpetratin'

1. one who exhibits an overrated sense of his/her selfworth and pretends to be more important than everyone around him/her.

"That itch be perpetratin'."

perpetrator

1. one who pretends to be more important than he/she really is; one who has an overrated opinion of his/her self worth.

2. a phony.

"I always knew you was a perpetrator."

personal

1. a small quantity of drugs one has for his/her own personal consumption [term isn't limited to drugs].

"All of that right there you welcome to, this right here, that's my personal."

personal vic

1. a way to refer to the person one beats in competion regularly. (var. [one's] personal victim)

"Leave him alone, that's my personal vic."

pervin'

1. the act of lusting.

"I can't believe ya lil brother was in here pervin' like that."

peter roll

1. winning without allowing one's opponent to score a point; to shut someone out. See also: skunk

"I make this last shot and that's a peter roll."

petro

1. scared; afraid; nervous. See also: bimmie

"They all used to be petro of me."

p-funk

1. heroin. See also: boy

phat

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

2. hip; trendy; stylish. (var. [something that's] phat to death/like a muhf**ka)

"Now that was phat." "I think that's gonna be madd phat."

phat

1. a female who has a big butt. (var. [a female who's] phat as all outdoors, phatter than a goverment mule)

"…She took off her jacket, Shortie was phat as all outdoors."

phat ass

1. a way to praisingly describe a female extremely large butt.

"Who you talkin' about, shortie with the phat ass?" "Yeah she definitely got a phat ass."

phat back

1. a female's big butt. (var. [a] phat bumper)

"I'm diggin' that phat back Shortie got."

phat sack

1. a full bag of a drug selling on the retail level [usually refers to marijuana].

"I can't start my day without a phat sack."

phat stack

1. a large amount of money.

phatty girl

1. a covert way to refer to a vagina.

phatty patty

1. a female's butt.

PH.D

1. a "player hating degree" an imaginary Doctorate Degree in hating other people, failing to recognize other people's achievements or talents that are praise worthy. See also: hate on

phone check

1. a blunt way to tell someone to hang up the phone because you want to use it [usually used as a command]. (var. [to] phone check [someone])

"Let me get a phone check partna."

phone gangster

1. someone who talks tough and threateningly over the phone to someone incarcerated because he/she knows that person can't immediately confront him/her.

"When I called her she put this phone gangster on the line."

phone jones

1. the excessive use of a telephone; a phone addiction.

"Shortie got a real phone jones I see."

phone's off the hook

1. someone is or attempting to eavesdrop.

"Lower your voice, I think a phone's off the hook."

phony

1. not genuine; fake; insincere. (var. [someone who's] phony as a three dollar bill)

"Don't bring ya phony ass friends around me."

Philly

1. the brand name of the cigar that people use to roll marijuana in. (var. [a] Philly blunt)

"Who got the Philly?"

picture that

1. a playful, sarcastic, or obnoxious way to tell someone to imagine something. (var. picture that with a Kodak)

"Me go out with you, picture that."

pie

1. a kilogram of cocaine.

"Pies cost about 21.5 now."

pie flipper

1. one who sells multiple kilogram amounts of cocaine.

piece

1. a gold or platinum pendant [often diamond encrusted] to hang on one's gold or platinum chain.

"Fat Joe got the hottest piece in Hip-Hop." "He got robbed for the piece, in Brooklyn." "He had to pay to get the piece back."

piece off

1. to give someone an amount of money [regardless of how much].

"Shortie said she gonna piece me of when she gets paid this week."

pieces

1. females.

"There was a couple good lookin' pieces in here lookin' for you."

pigeon

1. a female who is extremely gullible and easily influenced by a male's material wealth or by his reputation. See also: chickenheads

"….Spot six females together and I bet you at least two of them are pigeons."

piff

1. purple haze brand of marijuana.

pill

1. a basketball.

P-I-M-P

1. a term males use to boast and brag about being a ladies man and having numerous ladies that he is intimate with [this word is not used literally in reference to a real "pimp"].

pimp

1. to use or take advantage of someone through manipulation and deceit. (var. [to] pimp [someone] out of [something])

"Ya man let Shortie pimp'em for a car payment." "I'm not about to let you pimp me player."

pimp

1. to do something stylishly.

"I seen ya moms pimpin' the ride you gave'er."

pimp

1. a term of endearment among frie nds; friend.

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

"Call me back later pimp." "Where you and pimpin' about to go?"

pimp-game

1. a male term used to desribe his unique ability to juggle numerous intimate relationships with females without them being the wiser.

"Boy, you know my pimp-game is on one million."

pimp juice

1. Crystal Champagne.

pimp sh**

1. anything that is flamboyant and stylish.

"That's that pimp sh**." "I'm goin' to the mall and pick up some of that pimp sh**."

pimp or die

1. a hip and boisterous way for males to declare his dedication to having as many females as he wants.

pimp slap

1. to slap someone with the back of one's hand; to back-hand someone. (var. [to] bit** slap [someone])

"Shut up before I pimp slap you."

pimp the system/game

1. to take adva ntage of a situation or opportunity that one stands to benefit from.

"I pimped the system my whole bid." "You have to learn to pimp the game and not let the game pimp you."

pimped out

1. a automobile that has had its appearance enhanced by adding detailing and accessories [like t.v.'s in the head rests, expensive rims, and adding a plush interior].

"Ya man showed up in a pimped out Lexus."

pimpin' ain't easy

1. a term used to boast that manipulating or tricking someone of the opposite sex isn't always as easy as it seems [often used when caught in the act of manipulating or tricking someone or while explaining that managing a intimate relationship with two or more people can be challenging at times].

pimpin' ain't easy, it's greazy/sleazy

1. a term used to respond to someone who uses the term "pimpin' ain't easy" that tells that person what he/she is doing is wrong.

pipe

1. a covert way to refer to a penis. See also: wood

pipe

1. a term males use for having sex. (var. [to] put the pipe on/up in [a female], [to] pipe [a female] down/to death, [to] give [a female] the pipe/some pipe ) See also: lay pipe

pipe cleaned

1. the act of a man receiving oral sex. See also: brains

pipe cleaner

1. one who gives oral sex to a man.

pipe head

1. someone addicted to crack cocaine.

"Don't be bringing them pipe head chicks to my house no more."

piss test

1. a urinalysis to detect drug usage. (var. [to get] pissed)

"I had to take a piss test for two months." "There's things you can do to beat a piss test."

pissy

1. drunk; intoxicated.

"I was pissy the whole weekend."

pistol grippin'

1. the act of carrying a firearm. See also: hold heat

Pistolvania

1. Pennsylvania.

"You know them boys from Pistolvania don't play."

pitch

1. the act of selling crack cocaine on a retail level. (var. [to] pitch them thangs)

"We all used to pitch in front of 202."

pitch a bit**

1. to express one's discontent or anger through yelling and the use of foul language.

"Shortie moms came home and pitched a bit**."

pitchers

1. street level drug dealers.

PJ's

1. Public Housing complex. (var. [the] Projects)

"Which PJ's did you grow up in?"

plant

1. to bury someone alive or dead.

2. a way to refer to the act of murder.

"That bullsh** gonna get you planted."

plant a seed

1. to provoke or incite thought discreetly, subtly, or by hinting. (var. [to] plant a seed in [someone's] mind/ head)

"Once you planted the seed, it was too late."

plant seed

1. to impregnate. (var. [to] plant [one's] seed in/with [a female] )

"I'm tryin' to plant my seed in Shortie."

plat

1. platinum.

"His joint just went double plat."

plats

1. braided hair.

"Don't you think its time to take out the plats?"

play

1. to put oneself in jeopardy of losing something as the result of doing something stupid, deceitful, or wrong and getting caught [usually refers to losing trust, a relationship, or self respect]. (var. [to] play [oneself] out)

"I warned you not to play yaself." "If you do that sh**, you playin' yaself."

play

1. to do or say something that brings embarrassment or ridicule to oneself. (var. [to] play [oneself] out)

"I played myself by coming here."

play

1. to trick, fool, or deceive someone in the attempt to or in the act of taking advantage of that person.

2. to manipulate someone for one's own benefit. (var. [to] play [someone] out/to the left/like a sucker)

"Can't you see he played you." "I never thought you'd play me like that."

play

1. to treat someone a certain type of way.

"I thought we was cool and you gonna play me like that?" "I would never play you like that."

play a role

1. to emulate the character of a tough guy/girl or a street thug. (var. [to] play the role)

"Look at him over there tryin' to play a role."

play around, lay around

1. a stern way to warn someone not to do something that bothers or upsets you [usually used when one is fed up and ready to confront that person over said behavior].

play both sides

1. to be in support of two opposing sides until it is clear which side is going to win and then throwing all yo ur support behind the winning side.

play both sides against the middle

1. the act of manipulating and pitting two sides against each other until it is clear which side is going to win then throwing all your support behind the winning side.

play catch up

1. the attempt to make up for lost time when released from prison [usually by trying to acquire things one cannot afford leading that person to resort to criminal activity].

"See one thing about me, I'm not going home to play catch up."

play close

1. to crowd someone.

2. the act being too familiar with someone you don't know or just met.

3. to watch someone extremely close. See also: sweat

"Why she playin' you so close?" "You need to stop playin' me so close."

play cops

1. security guards. (var. play police, toy cops )

"Let's go before the play cops come over here."

play dumb/stupid

1. to act unknowing or uniformed.

"He just playin' dumb."

play for a/the herb

1. to treat someone like he/she is easily taken advantage of, suckered, or manipulated.

2. to treat someone like he/she isn't cool or hip; to show one no respect. (var. [to] play [someone] like/for a sucker)

"I still say Shortie played you for a Herb."

play gorilla

1. to talk and act tough in an attempt to scare, intimidate, and bully others. (var. [to] play gangster, [to] play like [one] is a gorilla)

"That's the brother who's always tryin' to play gorilla."

play off

1. to act nonchalant; the act of trying to appear or act normal [usually when caught, confronted, or accused of wrong doing].

"Just play it off for me… please."

play on player

1. an enthusiastic way to bid someone farewell or say "good bye".

2. an enthusiastic way to encourage someone to continue doing what he/she is doing.

play one pocket

1. to be dishonest, deceiving, or cunning.

"Ya man gonna mess around and get hurt tryin' to play one pocket Dun."

play PC

1. to ask to be housed in "Protective Custody" in prison because one is scared of other inmates.

"What up kid, catz sayin' you played PC when you was up north."

play police

1. a way to describe one's inquisitiveness or nosiness in search of information or answers.

"I know ya man ain't in there tryin' to play police." "They said you was out here playin' police."

play position

1. to stay within the boundaries of one's allotted or assigned position, role, or title [usually when it comes to relationships with others].

play p**sy and get f**ked

1. a stern way to emphasize the danger of continuing to taunt or provoke you after you have spoken to someone about it before.

play right

1. the attempt to say and do things that will enhance a male's chance to become intimately involved with a particular female.

"You hafta learn how to play Shortie right."

play soft

1. to do or say something to someone because you know or feel that he/she won't stand up to you, retialiate, get mad or try to stop you [often because you feel that person is cowardly].

"It's no way I could let her play me soft like that." "Stop lettin' people play soft kid."

play super hero

1. to assume the role of a good Samaritan or a law enforcement agent [usually trying to stop some type of form of criminal activity].

"He got those stitches in his head tryin' to play super hero."

play the block

1. to hang out or congregate on a street or main throughway for long periods of time [usually while there is drug dealing going on close by].

"That's all he do is get up and go outside and play the block."

play the crib

1. to stay in the house.

"I know you not playin' the crib on a day like this." "I'mma play the crib today."

play the cut

1. to wait patiently and/or discreetly. See also: lay in the cut

"I'm gettin' tired of playin' the cut for Shortie." "Y'all play the cut while I go inside."

play the fifty

1. the attempt to manipulate opposing sides until there is a clear winner.

"You can get hurt tryin' to play the fifty with them catz."

play the fool

1. to pretend not to notice or be aware of one's mate being unfaithful in an attempt to hold on to him/her [usually until one gets fed up pretending and builds up enough courage to leave that person]. (var. [to] play [a female/male] for the fool)

"Shortie think I'm a play the fool for her, she must be smokin'."

play the low

1. the act of being discreet.

2. to wait patiently and/or discreetly.

3. to maintain a low profile.

"You gotta play the low when you first get out of prison."

play the mall

1. to visit the mall to socialize rather than to shop.

"We thinkin' about playin' the mall for a couple hours."

play ya bunk

1. a sarcastic way to dismiss someone's attempt to offer an opinion or critique about a matter that doesn't concern him/her. (var. play ya bunk chump)

"Shut up and play ya bunk."

play ya position

1. a playful or sarcastic way to order someone to stop talking and/or acting like he/she is tough.

"You need to knock it off and play ya position."

play yaself

1. a term used to warn someone not to do something that you specifically told him/her not to do [also used in the context of daring a person after you have warned him/her]. (var. play yaself find yaself by yaself [pickin' up yaself])

"Go'head and play yaself." "I don't think you believe me, so play yaself."

played

1. not longer considered hip, cool, or trendy. (var. [something that's] played out)

"That sh** been played."

player (pron. playa)

1. a term of endearment among friends; friend.

2. a way to address someone whose name you don't know or don't want to use in front of others. (var. player player, playboy)

"I think you gonna like this player."

player

1. someone who is hip, cool, and trendy.

2. one who is sly and cunning enough to maintain multiple intimate relationships with people of the opposite sex openly or discreetly.

"Shortie I been a player all my life."

player hate

1. to talk negatively about someone who deserves praise; to wrongly criticize [usually as result of one being jealous of another]. (var. [to] player hate on [someone], [someone who's a] player hater) See also: hate on

"You do too much player hatin' for me."

player player

1. an enthusiastic way to greet or cheer someone on [also used as a congratulatory praise].

"Go'head player player."

pluck nerve

1. to annoy, upset, or aggravate someone. (var. [to] pluck [someone's] last nerve)

"This lame keep pluckin' my nerves."

plug in

1. to introduce, arrange a meeting, or allow someone to utilize your resources and connections. (var. [to] plug [someone]) See also: hook up

"I want you to plug me in with your cousin."

plush

1. luxurious.

"I got Shortie livin' up in the plush new crib."

p-noid

1. paranoid; nervous; scared. See also: noid

"Weed used to make me p-noid."

P.O.

1. parole or probation officer.

"I gotta see my P.O. later." "Shortie be actin' like she my P.0. and sh**."

po-ice

1. police; law enforcement agents.

2. someone known or suspected of being an confidential informant. (var. po-lease)

"Tell me if you see po-ice."

po-leeze

1. a playful or sarcastic way to say "please" in attempt to dismiss someone who is trying to tell you something unbelievable or ridiculous [usually in relations to a lie or excuse].

"You think I believe that, po-leeze."

po-po

1. police; law enforcement agents.

2. someone who is known or suspected of being a police informant. (var. po-nine)

"We jetted on po-po."

pockets got the mumps

1. one who is carrying a large wad of money in his/her pants pocket.

2. one who makes or has access to large amounts of money; rich; wealthy. (var. [someone whose] pockets are on swole)

"When I was out there, my pockets kept the mumps."

pockets stay/are crowded

1. new school someone who has or keeps a large amount of money on his/her person; wealthy; rich.

"His brother is the one who has the crowded pockets."

police

1. someone who is or suspected of being an police informant or prosecutors witness.

"I'm tellin' you man, that dude is police kid."

police run down on

1. a term used to describe the aggressive way the police use to stop someone they suspect of committing or about to commit a crime [often a drug or weapons related crime with normally more then one cop making the stop].

"Police ran down on the whole block and I jetted."

points

1. recognition; praise; respect; notice. See also: browny points

"I won't get no points for beatin' you."

pole

1. a covert way to refer to a penis.

pole

1. an extremely big gaudy gold rope chain [favored by rappers and drug dealers in the 80s]. See also: cable

politic

1. the act of talking with others who can further one's goal; to converse. (var [to] politic with [someone ])

"Tell'em I'll be up the block politicin'."

politricks

1. the lies and deceptions that politicians use to fool the people, get elected, or to get out of trouble.

2. politics.

"See politricks at its finest."

poo putt

1. someone not cool, hip, or trendy; a nerd.

"That whole group is a bunch of poo putts."

pootie

1. a covert way to refer to a female's vagina.

2. sexual intercourse. (var. puddie, poo-tang, pootie tang )

"He just sayin' that to get some pootie."

pop

1. to shoot someone.

"She popped her husband three times."

pop a cap

1. to shoot one's gun. (var. [to] pop a cap at/in [someone])

"I thought she was about to pop a cap at you."

pop a cap in ass

1. the act of wounding someone by gunfire [often used as a empty threat].

"You gonna make me pop a cap in ya ass."

pop collar

1. to indicate or exude the utmost confidence and poise with a tug of one's shirt collar or lapel.

"You need to pop ya collar to that."

pop in the mouth

1. to give someone a quick whack in the mouth with the back of one's hand.

"Don't make me pop you in the mouth homeboy."

pop off

1. a male term for having an orgasm.

"I was just about to pop off when my phone rang, messed up my rhythm."

pop off

1. to shoot ones firearm.

"They popped off first, I was just getting' out the way."

pop off with the mouth

1. to say something sarcastic or disrespectful [usually to provoke, instigate, or egg someone on].

"You always quick to pop off with the mouth that's why nobody don't like you."

pop sh**

1. to verbally challenge, taunt or sound threatening [often using insolence and/or profanity]. (var. [to] pop sh** about/to [someone])

"You been poppin' a whole lot of sh** lately."

pop the trunk

1. to go in one's trunk to retrieve a weapon [usually a handgun].

"Dawg I'm out, homes about to pop the trunk on these fools."

popcorn

1. police; local law enforcement.

Too much popcorn up in here, I'm leaving."

popped

1. arrested; caught.

"She almost got us popped."

popped

1. without money; destitute.

"I'm popped right now."

poppi

1. a term of endearment females use for males they like, are friends with, or intimate with [often used as a pet name or as a tool for a female to soften a male up]. (var. poppi chulo)

"I been checkin' you out for a while poppi." "Poppi when you gonna take me to dinner?"

poppi

1. the covert name one uses for his/her Hispanic drug supplier.

"We need to go see poppi."

poppi grande

1. the person in charge; the boss; chief decision maker.

"It's your call poppi grande, whassup?"

pops

1. one's father.

"He looks just like his pops." "I grew up with ya pops."

posse

1. one's group of friends. See also: crew

"Make sure you bring ya whole posse with you."

post up

1. to wait.

2. to position oneself in a way that one can observe someone or a situation. (var. [to] post up on/for [someone])

"I'm going to her job and post up „til she gets off work."

pound

1. a kilogram amount of cocaine.

"Police set'er up to buy a couple of pounds."

pound cake

1. five dollars. (var. [a] pound cakey)

"I always give her son a pound cake."

pound the concrete

1. the walking or traveling involved with one's attempt to further his/her goal.

"Yo, I been out here poundin' the concrete for you for two days."

power move

1. the act of making a strong, aggressive, and decisive move to further one's goal. (var. [to] make a power move)

"I made a power move today." "We about to make a big power move." "That was a power move what you did."

power move

1. a witty way to offer mock congratulations when observing someone about to bathe, brush his/her teeth, or any task needing to be performed.

"Power move kid, you was startin' to stink."

power u

1. a covert way to say the word "pus**" when referring to sex or a vagina.

"I heard shortie got some good power u." "You get the power u yet son?"

press

1. the act of applying pressure [sometimes through intimidation or threats]. (var. [to] put the press on/down on [someone], [to] put [one's] press game down)

"Look, you not gonna be pressin' me about this all night."

press game

1. the actual tactics one employs to pressure or put the pressure on someone. (var. [to] put the press game on [someone] )

"I used my press game to get the keys."

pressed

1. stressed; worried; distraught.

2. desperate; in need.

"I'm not even pressed about that." "Do I sound pressed to you?"

pressure busts pipes

1. a way to taunt or mock someone's inability to handle or perform under pressure [also used when someone quits under the pressure].

primo

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

"This that primo sh**." "Bring out the primo for my peoples."

product

1. a covert word for drugs.

"How much product did she get caught with?"

professional

1. a classy way to refer to oral sex given to a male.

"She said a professional was out the question."

profile

1. the flaunting of one's material possessions or wealth to get attention. (var. [to] style and profile)

"I like the way y'all be profilin'."

project beef

1. ongoing problems that often lead to physical confrontations with people from one's own housing project.

"Years and years can go by, and dudes still bring up project beefs cause they don't have nothing else to do."

project females

1. females who grow up in public housing complexes.

"You hafta watch some of them project females."

promise you that!

1. a matter fact way to put emphasis on one's threat or declaration in a way that conveys one's seriousness and conviction.

"She ain't never comin' back in here, promise you that!"

proper

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

2. cool, hip, and/or trendy. See also: hella proper

"That was madd proper."

props

1. recognition; respect; praise; a compliment. (var. [to] give [someone] his/her props )

"I hafta give you your props for that." "You deserve madd props."

public pretender

1. a criminal lawyer paid by the city or state to defend indigent inmates; a court appointed lawyer.

"I told my public pretender, if it's such a sweet deal why don't he take it."

puddin'

1. money. See also: cheese, scrilla

puff

1. to smoke marijuana. (var. [to get] puffed up)

"Can we puff in here?"

pull

1. influence. See also: juice

"Let's see how much pull you have."

pull

1. to acquire some sort of contact information from a female when first meeting [with the possibility of starting a intimate Relationship]. (var. [to] bag [a female])

"I pulled a badd lil shortie on the way here."

pull a jack move

1. the act of taking something from someone using trickery, deception, or intimidation; to rob someone. (var. [to] pull a lick)

"We had to pull a jack move to get this."

pull a spin move

1. to mislead someone in an attempt to stall or deceive. See also: spin move

"Shortie pulled the vicious spin move when we got out there."

pull card

1. to expose one's secret, intention, or true character [usually by putting that person on the spot].

"Say I won't go over there and pull his card."

pull coat

1. the act of bring something to someone's attention; to inform, alert, or let someone in on a secret. (var. [to] pull [someone's] coat to [something], [to] put a bug in [someone's] ear) See also: hip

"I need to pull ya coat about Shortie."

pull out on

1. to brandish a firearm on someone. (var. [to] pull out) See also: back down

pull up

1. to arrive. (va r. [to] pull up on the scene/set)

"When I pull up, shortie all in duke's face like this…"

pull up

1. to stop and rethink or re-evaluate.

"I had to pull up when I seen how things was turnin' out."

pull up

1. the act of approaching someone for the purpose of giving that person advise or to bring something to his/her attention; to confront someone about his/her behavior.

"You need to pull ya man up and tell'em about himself."

pull up on

1. to approach someone confrontationally. See also: step to

"Hold up, let me pull up on this dude for a minute."

pull up on

1. to approach a female.

"I didn't care, I pulled up on shortie."

pull up skirt/dress

1. to expose a male for being a coward [usually after he has presented an image of being a thug or "street" tough]. See also: expose

"Don't make me come outside and pull ya skirt up duke."

pump

1. the act of selling drugs [usually on the retail level]. (var. [to] pump for [someone])

"He been pumpin' on this block for years."

pump

1. the act of doing something a unique and specific type of way.

2. to display a certain type of behavior. See also: move

"I didn't know you pump like that." "I don't pump like that dawg."

pump sh** up

1. to instigate a situation in an attempt to incite or cause an escalation. (var. [to] pump [something] up)

"I'm tellin' you, she tryin' to pump sh** up."

pump up

1. to incite; to stoke one's emotions. See also: amp up

"Stop tryin' to pump ya man up." "Let them catz pump you up if you want to."

pump with

1. to socialize or "hangout" with someone.

2. to like someone.

"I don't pump with them kinda catz no more." "I pumps with Shortie."

pump with

1. to like something.

"I pumps with "The Basement" on B.E.T."

pump with like that

1. to exhibit unwavering support for something or someone; to like or admire. (var. [to] pump with [someone] like that)

"Regardless of what, I pumps with them catz like that so watch ya mouth."

pumpkin

1. a person's head.

"Half his pumpkin was missin'."

punch drunk

1. a look of confusion or bewilderment [usually after losing in competition].

"Ya man sittin' over there lookin' punch drunk."

punish

1. the act of physically assaulting someone [usually causing extensive injury].

"Dun got punished."

punish

1. to out perform and/or beat someone mercilessly during competition [often used as a boast or taunt].

"I'm about to punish ya man." "We punished that team."

punish

1. a term males use to boast about their outstanding performance during sex.

"I took Shortie home and punished'er." "I'm about to punish Shortie as soon as I hang up with you."

punish

1. to eat hungrily or greedily.

"I'm about to go in here and punish these nachos."

punk

1. someone considered to be cowardly.

"Who you callin' a punk?"

punk

1. to make someone look and/or feel cowardly or weak after belittling, intimidating, or challenging that person to a physical confrontation. (var. [to] punk [someone] down)

"I know you not gonna let him punk you like that."

punk ass

1. cowardly; easily intimidated.

2. one who lacks the courage to stand up for themselves.

"I don't want ya punk ass around me."

punk ass excuse

1. a very weak or incredibly ridiculous excuse.

"I'm tired of your punk ass excuses."

punk panties

1. male brief underwear. (var. tighty whities, supermanz)

" I told shorties I don't rock with the punk panties."

punnanny (pron. poo nanny)

1. a covert word for vagina.

purple haze

1. a brand of marijuana. (var. haze)

push

1. to drive.

"Shortie pushin' a LS." "You think ya moms gonna let you push the jeep this weekend?"

push come to shove…

1. a way to say, "if we have to", "if things get that bad", "as a last resort", or "if there's no other choice/way."

"Push come to shove, we just hafta leave early."

push somethin' phat

1. to own and/or drive an expensive or new automobile.

"As soon as he got out of jail he was pushin' somethin' phat."

push that/some steel

1. the act of stabbing someone with a homemade knife or sharp metal. (var. [to] push that thing/thing-thing)

"Dawg, I'll push that steel if I have to."

push up on

1. to approach someone [threateningly or flirtatiously]. (var. [to] push up)

"I heard you was tryin' to push up on my girl."

push wig back

1. a way to describe being shot in the head [usually resulting in death]. (var. [to] push [someone's] sh** back)

"When they found'em somebody already had pushed his wig back." "Catz talkin' about pushin' ya wig back."

pus**

1. cowardly. See also: sex

"That cat was pus** growin' up."

put a baby in

1. a male term for impregnating a female.

"He wished he'd put a baby in shortie now, I bet."

put a black eye in ball game/game

1. the act of purposely trying to hinder or place obstacles in someone's way to stop him/her from reaching a goal [often using rumors or lies to discredit that person]. (var. [to] put salt [in the/someone's] game/ball game)

"Duke tried to put a black in my game behind my back with shortie."

put a bone on

1. to tell a lie about someone in a attempt to discredit or ruin that person's reputation. (var. [to] put a bone/bad bone out on [someone])

"You know somebody put a bone on you right?"

put a clappin' to

1. the act of shooting someone.

"I heard somebody put a clappin' to ya boy."

put a foot on neck

1. to oppress someone; to have or keep someone at a disadvantage. (var. [to] keep a foot on [someone's] neck)

"My P.O. tried to put his foot on my neck as soon as I came home."

put a "H" on ya back and handle it

1. a witty way to tell someone to "handle" something [usually used to dismiss someone's complaint].

put a hurtin' on

1. a male term for describing satisfying a female sexually [usually used a boast]. See also: beat up the coochie

"Shortie fa real, I'll put a hurtin' on you." "I bet ya friend didn't tell you about the hurtin' I put on her the other night."

put a hurtin' on pockets

1. to be or to become a financial burden to another.

2. to take advantage of someone financially.

"I like shortie and everything, but she startin' to put a hurtin' on me." "The six months we was together, I made sure I put a hurtin' on his pockets."

put a straightenin' on that

1. a way to prod someone into correcting, confronting, or standing up to someone who has disrespected him/her. See also: straightenin'

"You gotta put a straightenin' on that dawg."

put bid in

1. to request an opportunity; to ask.

"I'm just tryin' to put my bid in Shortie."

put business out in the street

1. to reveal someone's secret or personal affairs for the sake of gossip. (var. [to] put [someone's] business out there/on front street/on the street)

"When we broke up, this lame put all my business out in the street."

put down

1. to share a piece of information with someone. (var. [to] put [someone] dee)

"I need to put you down about somethin'."

put down

1. to criticize someone negatively [often when that person deserves praise]. See also: knock

"You always lookin' to put somebody down about something."

put fear in heart

1. to scare someone through intimidation.

"You don't put no fear in my heart kid."

put flavor to

1. to add something that enhances the quality or appearance.

"I'mma show you how to put flavor to that outfit."

put foot to ass

1. to beat someone up mercilessly. (var. [to] put foot in [someone's] ass)

"I started to take this clown outside and put foot to his ass."

put gorilla game down

1. to bully someone.

2. to initimidate someone to get one's way. (var. [to] gorilla [someone])

"Whenever I needed some loot, I'd go in there and put my gorilla game down."

put head to bed

1. to knock someone out. (var. [to] put [someone's] head out)

"I put this cat head to bed at my man High School."

put in a house/crib

1. to buy or rent someone a house or apartment.

"I'm about to put ol' girl in a house off this loot."

put in his/her feelin's

1. to make someone mad.

"You know all I hafta say is you stupid and I'mma put you in your feelin's."

put in the car

1. to make something possible for someone through the use of your influence and connections; to allow someone to participate. (var. [to] put [someone] in the house/up in the house/up in there )

"I'mma put you in the car, the rest is up to you."

put in the mix

1. to involve someone [usually in some type of controversy]. (var. [to] put [someone] in some bullsh**/ in the middle of some bullsh**)

"Why you always hafta put me in the mix with this nonsense?" "We put you in the mix dawg?"

put in work

1. to assault someone [usually causing severe bodily injury]. (var. [to] put [one's] work in)

"Ya man was known for puttin' in work upnorth."

put in work

1. to perform outstandingly [usually used as a boast or compliment]. (var. [to] put [one's] work in)

"You put in work this time."

put it down for

1. to dedicate one's performance or effort to one's friends, love ones, or neighborhood.

"I'm puttin' it down for the peoples this time."

put it on

1. to demonstrate uninhibited sex with one's partner leaving him/her completely satisfied.

"I put in on shortie somethin' terrible."

put mack down

1. to use one's charm and finesse when meeting someone of the opposite sex in the attempt to start a relationship with him/her.

"We about to go in here and put our mack down."

put money on books

1. to send someone in prison money [a money order].

"In ten years this cat never once put money on my books."

put muscle game down

1. the use of intimidation to scare and/or pressure someone. (var. [to] put [one's] gorilla game down)

"See, you don't know how to put ya muscle game down."

put on

1. to give someone an opportunity to become successful through the use of your influence and connections. (var. [to] get put on)

"I put my man on when he came home."

put on

1. to blame someone [usually undeservingly].

"I can't let you put that on me like that."

put on blast

1. to put someone on the spot by revealing his/her secrets [usually a attempt to ruin that person's reputation or relationship with others].

"I can't believe this itch put me on blast like that on the radio station."

put on his/her back

1. to knock someone down or out during a fight. (var. [to] knock [someone] on his/her ass)

"She put this chick on'er back."

put on/out on front street

1. to put someone on the spot or in an awkward position [usually by exposing something that the person was trying to keep a secret].

2. to leave or put someone in a position that the blame will fall on him/her.

"I can't let you put me on front street like that."

put on the map

1. to make someone famous, recognizable, and/or respected. (var. [to] put [somewhere] on the map)

"Don't forget I'm the one who put y'all on the map."

put on the shelf

1. to save something for another time [usually in the context of a punishment].

"I'mma put this on the shelf, but if you mess up, that's your ass."

put on to

1. to alert someone.

2. to provide information to someone for his/her benefit.

"I'm the one who put you on to the scam."

put on to

1. to introduce two people of the opposite sex to each other at the behest of one of them in the attempt to start an intimate relationship with the other one; to play matchmaker.

"When you gonna put me on to your cousin?" "I want you to put me on to your other friend."

put on to connect

1. to introduce someone to one's drug supplier.

"When you gonna put me on to your connect?"

put one/two/three in

1. a covert way to refer to the shooting of someone one, two, three times. (var. [to] put a couple in [someone])

"Po-po put two in ya man."

put out there

1. to put someone on the spot.

2. to reveal someone's real intentions. (var. [to] put [something] out there )

"I still can't believe you put me out there like that over a female." "She the one who put that out there about you."

put peoplez on point

1. to alert or make one's friends/loved ones aware.

"Make sure you put ya peoplez on point so there's no confusion when I get back."

put pimp hand down

1. to discipline someone by either smacking them or threatening to smack them.

"I'm about to put my pimp hand down in two minutes, keep it up."

put salt on name

1. to start a rumor or lie about someone in an attempt to discredit or ruin one's reputation. (var. [to] sh** on [someone's] name) See also: throw salt

"Your ex is puttin' salt on your name all over the hood."

put sh** in the game

1. to deceitfully twist around the truth.

2. to start a rumor or tell a lie in an attempt to discredit or ruin one's reputation.

3. to cheat.

"It wouldn't be you, if you didn't put some sh** in the game."

put sh** on smash

1. to put things under one's control, influence, or authority [as a result of one's determination to be a leader of his/her field]. (var. [to] put [something] on smash)

"I'mma show you how you put sh** on smash in a minute."

put smack down

1. the act of slapping someone with an open hand.

"If I hafta come in there, I'm comin' in there to put my smack down."

put some muscle in ya hustle

1. a term used to encourage someone to try harder or apply more effort.

put some pep in ya step

1. a way to tell someone to hurry or move faster.

put somethin' in head

1. to convince someone to think another kind of way, according to your opinion, input, or perceptions on a situation; to influence another's thought negatively.

"You keep lettin' your friends put somethin' in your head, that's where the problems keep coming from."

put somethin' on it

1. a term used to prod someone into wagering something against you [usually used challengingly]. See also: bet it up

"If you so sure, put somethin' on it."

put that steel in

1. to stab someone using a makeshift knife. (var. [to] put that thing/thing-thing [up] in [someone])

"He was known for puttin' that steel in dudes."

put the bullsh** aside

1. to put one's differences with another aside for a common cause or in an attempt to move past those differences. (var. [to] put the bullsh** to the side )

"Why y'all just can't put the bullsh** aside for one night at least."

put the fear of God in

1. to scare someone through intimidation.

"I don't know how, but she put the fear of God in them catz."

put the full court press on

1. new school to employ all kinds of tactics from intimidation to humbleness to pressure someone into letting you have your way.

"The full court press won't work on my momz."

put the police on

1. the act of calling the police or going to the police station to file a complaint against someone. (var. [to] put the man/cops on [someone])

"Next time I'mma put the police on ya ass." "I think he put the police on me."

put the wood on

1. a male term for having sex with a female.

"Once I put that wood on Shortie she fell in love."

put them bees on

1. to hit someone quickly and repeatedly while fighting. (var. [to] drop them bees on [someone])

"Soon as I started puttin' them bees on'em he took off."

put thing down

1. to perform outstandingly.

2. to achieve something that is testament to one's skills or talents.

3. to put forth effort; to give something a try. (var. [to] put it down, [to] put [something] down)

"You went out there and really put ya thing down." "I'm about to put it down in here."

put those back in ya pocket

1. a witty term used to dismiss someone who has put up his/her hands like he/she wants to fight you.

put to bed

1. a term used to describe the act of murder.

"It was a matter of time before somebody put'em to bed."

put two cents in

1. to give one's unwanted opinion or advice about something that doesn't concern him/her; to instigate. See also: coachin' from the sidelines

"You forever puttin' your two cents in."

put two eggs in ya shoe and beat it

1. a witty way to tell someone to leave or get out [a term used to dismiss].

put under the jail

1. to receive an extremely long prison sentence from the judge as a result of a friend/family member's testimony. (var. [to] put [someone] up under the jail)

"They about to put ya man under the jail."

put words in mouth

1. to lie and say someone said something and he/she did not.

2. to speak for someone without authorization.

3. to misinterpret what someone said and then pass that misinterpretation to someone else.

"Stop puttin' words in my mouth."

put ya blue suede shoes on, we about to dance

1. a witty way to inform someone that you and him/her are about to have a physical fist fight. (var. put ya dancin' shoes on [we about to tango])

put ya hands on me, you gonna draw back a nub

1. a witty way to warn someone not to hit you or not to put his/her hands on you [usually used as a threat or as a response to a threat]. Q

3 pound 7

1. a .357 caliber handgun. (var. [a] 3 five 7)

"He got shot with a 3 pound 7."