R | The Street Talk Dictionary

rack up

1. to accumulate a large amount of. (var. [to] rack up on [something])

"They racked up all them points in the last half." "I seen ya moms rackin' up on that free cheese."

rackin' in the dough

1. one who is making large amounts of money.

"They should be rackin' in the dough after this album."

rah rah sh**

1. unruly and disruptive behavior. (var. [to be] on some [ol'] rah rah sh**)

"Don't come in here with that rah rah sh**." "He tried to scare me with some of that rah rah sh**."

rain closet

1. a shower.

"Tell'em I said call me when he gets out the rain closet."

raincoat

1. a condom.

rain on

1. to repeatedly hit someone. (var. [to] bring the rain down on [someone])

"Yo, you seen Shortie try to rain on me?"

raise

1. to leave; to depart from. (var. [to] raise up, [to] raise up outta [somewhere]) See also: jet, step

"Call me a cab, I'm about to raise."

raise up

1. a playful or sarcastic way to tell someone to leave, leave you alone, or stop doing something that is annoying you.

"Raise up dawg, can't you see I'm busy."

rank on

1. the act of making someone the brunt of one's jokes and humorous quips. See also: snap on

"He ranked on dawg all night long."

ransom

1. an extremely high bail set by the judge; a bail so high one is not likely to make. (var. [a] ransom bail)

"The D.A. was the one who asked for the ransom and the judge went along with the program."

rap

1. a firearm.

rap

1. one's unique ability to strike up interesting, intelligent, and witty conversation with someone of the opposite sex enough to draw that person's interest. (var. [one's] rap game)

"Ya man rap is some trash." "Yo gotta know how to rap to them type of females."

rap

1. to talk to/converse with someone.

"Yo dawg, I need to rap with you for a minute."

rappy

1. a term of endearment among friends; friend.

2. a close friend; buddy. (var. [one's] rap partner/buddy)

"Is ya rappy comin' with us later?"

rat pack

1. the act of several individuals attacked and assaulting one person. See also: mob

"Shut up before we rat pack your punk ass up in here."

rat trap

1. any dwelling or social club that is dirty, messy, and gives the feeling of being unsafe.

"I can't believe you brought me to this rat trap." "You won't believe the rat trap Shortie livin' in."

ratchet

1. a firearm; handgun.

"You can get 15 years for a ratchet in the Feds."

raw

1. outstanding; unique; the best of its kind. (var. [something that's] raw dawg)

"The flicks came out raw."

raw

1. powder cocaine. (var. powder) See also: „caine

raw

1. to have unprotected sex; sex without a condom. (var. [to go] raw dawg, [to] go up in [a female] raw)

"You mean to tell me you went raw with Shortie?" "Sh** too dangerous to go up in shortie raw."

Ray Charles can see through that

1. a witty way to inform someone that his/her excuse, explanation, or attempt to deceive you is transparent. (var. a blind man can see through that)

reach

1. to brandish a weapon that has been concealed on one's person [usually during a confrontation and usually a firearm].

"I thought he was about to reach." "When I seen her reachin' I jetted."

reach out and touch

1. chool to communicate to someone that you want to have someone ssaulted or confronted and have that act carried out without your hysical involvement.

"He had someone reach out and touch shortie's baby father over that bullshit he did to shortie."

ready rock

1. crack cocaine. See also: crillz, bolos

real people do real things

1. a term used to say "you're welcome" when someone expresses is/her gratitude for something you have done to help [usually usedas a modest way to respond to someone's expressed gratitude].

real recognize real

1. a term of respect among peers or strangers in recognition of one's steely character.

"What can I say, real recognize real."

Realadelphia

1. Philadelphia PA.

realizm

1. the truth; the facts. (var. [the] realz/really real/real)

"I just want to know what the realizm is."

rec

1. something one's does for enjoyment, or entertainment [notlimited to sports activity].

2. fun activities.

3. recreation.

"I like doin' this for rec." "This is how I get my rec."

recognize

1. a playful or sarcastic way to demand the respect, recognition, orpraise you deserve or have earned from one's peers. (var. recognize it, recognize or get penalized, don't be shy recognize, open ya eyes and recognize) See also: better recognize

"Recognize boy, I'm the best that ever did this."

recognize it

1. a term used to signify one's statement or actions as being "pay back" or revenge or retaliatory.

"It's my turn now, recognize it."

reggie

1. a right hand turn while driving.

"You shoulda made a reggie two blocks ago."

regulate

1. to give orders; to set the rules. (var. [to] regulate [things], [someone who's a] regulator)

"What makes you think you can come in here and regulate?"

rep

1. to verbally claim, acknowledge, or defend the reputation of where one lives. (var. [to] represent [one's neighborhood/block and city])

"When I was young I used to rep my hood to the fullest."

represent

1. to perform outstandingly; to put forth maximum effort [usually used to encourage or boast]. (var. [to] rep, [to] represent to the fullest)

"Watch me go out there and represent." "When its your turn I want you to represent."

respect gangster

1. to respect one 's boldness, directness, or unwavering position. See also: gangster

"I hafta respect ya gangster."

respect mines

1. a matter of fact way to demand someone give you the respect, praise, or recognition deserved for an accomplishment, performance, or goal obtained. (var. respect this/it [homie/baby boy/son/kid])

"You gonna learn how to respect mines boy!"

respect my/the game

1. a matter of fact way to demand or declare that one should respect, admire, or give praise to your abilities, achievement, or talents [usually used boastfully].

"You need to respect my game shortie." "That's what's wrong with you now, you don't respect the game."

respect the/my hustle

1. a hip way to respond to another's jealous criticism about how one is making his/her money [whether legally or illegally].

re-up

1. to replenish one's supply of drugs with some of the profit made from previous supplies.

re-up money

1. the money one uses to replenish his/her supply of drugs when the previous supply has all been sold.

"Dawg, ya broad ran off with the re-up money."

ribs are touchin' my back

1. a witty way to declare one's hungriness.

2. a term used to describe one's skinniness. (var. someone whose ribs are touchin' [his/her] back)

"We need to pull over cause my ribs are touchin' my back."

ride

1. to persistently criticize or reprimand someone about his/her performance, behavior, or attitude; to nag.

"I'mma ride you „til you do better."

ride dirty

1. the act of driving with something illegal in one's automobile [usually refers to weapons and/or drugs].

"Let me know if y'all ridin' dirty before I get in here."

ride for

1. to provide and show one's unwavering support for someone in any kind of situation good or bad; to stand by someone's side when he/she is in trouble [even if it means putting oneself in harms way]. (var. [to] ride with [someone)

"I'mma ride for you no matter what." "I'm ridin' with my man who looked out."

ride jock

1. to be extremely envious and infatuated with someone's talents, reputation, or wealth. (var. [to] ride [someone's] balls/tip/love muscle/d**k)

"They been ridin' my jock for years."

ride on

1. to travel by automobile [usually with one's friends] in search of one's enemy/enemies for the purpose of having a violent confrontation. (var. [to] ride on [one's enemies])

"When they find out who did this, you know they gonna ride on them fools."

ride or die

1. a term used to describe someone who is willing to take chances even if it involves putting oneself in danger to help a friend and/or to make money. (var. [someone who's a] ride or die [person], [a] ride or die chick, [to] ride or die for/with [someone])

"You know I'mma ride or die with you, you my dawg."

ride out

1. to remain steadfast and diligent until a crisis is resolved. (var. [to] ride [something] out with [someone])

"I'mma ride this out dawg."

ride out

1. a way to tell someone to, "get lost", "beat it", or "get away from me" when dismissing that person and his/her boast, claim, assertion, excuse, or explanation.

"Ride out man, I don't believe that."

ridiculous

1. outstanding; unique; the best of its kind. See also: bananas

"His flow is ridiculous." "Ya man got the ridiculous handle."

rif

1. to be argumentative; to complain; to nag;

2. to talk smartly. (var. [to] rif with [someone])

"Them chicks be riffin' too much." "I heard y'all was riffin' earlier."

right… right

1. a term used to express a false sense of concern with something someone is telling you [usually used to mock someone discreetly].

"Right ….. right, I woulda ask'er that too."

rillas

1. thugs; young "street" individuals.

2. an abbreviation for the word gorilla. See also: gorillas

"Me and a bunch of my rillas crashed the door."

rimmed up

1. a automobile that has expensive rims for its tires. See also: sittin' on chrome

rip

1. to give an outstanding performance; to perform excellently. (var. [to] rip [something] up, [to] rip sh** up)

"Ask them whether or not I ripped it last night."

rip

1. to cut or slash someone with a razor [usually across the face or neck requiring stitches]. See also: a buck fifty

"That's the kid that tried to rip me."

ripped

1. drunk; intoxicated.

"Them broads left the party ripped."

ripped up

1. one who has a very defined lean muscular physique. (var. [someone who's] ripped)

"You couldn't tell how ripped up she was „til she took off her clothes."

rizzie

1. one's automobile or "ride".

"How you like the new rizzie?"

Ro

1. a Range Rover jeep. (var. [a] Range)

road dawg

1. a term of endearment among friends; friend.

2. a friend one spends a great deal of time with. (var. [one's] roady)

"That's my road dawg." "I'm bringin' my road dawgs this time."

rob Peter to pay Paul

1. to take money that was meant for one thing and use it for something else [usually to pay a bill or debt].

"I had to rob Peter to pay Paul to get us this."

robbin' the cradle

1. one who is dating or intimate with someone who is clearly too young for him/her.

"I didn't think you was into robbin' the cradle."

rock

1. to wear something.

"Let me show you how to rock that." "He was rockin' that last week."

rock

1. to give an outstanding or excellent performance; to give a performance that excels one's peers or competition.

"They rocked the crowd all night." "Them catz be rockin'."

rock

1. pieces of crack cocaine.

rock

1. a way to describe the act of murder.

"I heard ya man got rocked in D.C." "Word is he had somethin' to do with dawg gettin' rocked."

rock a vest

1. to wear a bullet proof vest. See also: vested up

"They caught ya man rockin' a vest."

rock ice

1. to wear one's expensive diamond jewelry.

"Did you see her rockin' her ice at the award show?"

rock star

1. a person who smokes and/or is addicted to crack cocaine.

"I know you didn't have that rock star in my car."

rock the house

1. to give an outstanding performance.

"They went up there and rocked the house."

rock to sleep

1. to lull someone into a false sense of friendship or security after he/she has wronged or disrespected you while you plot your revenge against him/her.

"I got duke rocked to sleep."

rock up

1. to add diamonds to a piece of jewelry.

"How much is that gonna cost to have it rocked up?"

rock up

1. to turn powder cocaine into crack cocaine and then chop the crack into smaller pieces for retail sale.

"The cops raided the house as they was rockin' up 2 ounces."

rocks

1. diamonds.

rodeo

1. a gathering where a lot of females are expected to show up.

"I been waitin' for this rodeo all week."

Roley

1. a Rolex watch.

roll

1. to leave.

2. the act of travleing. (var. [to] roll out, [to] ride/ride out)

"What time y'all rollin' out?" "They already rolled out."

roll

1. to carry oneself in a way that exudes and magnifies one's authority, character, influence, or capabilities in a way that others might find intimidating.

"Why you didn't' tell me he rolled like that?"

roll deep

1. to travel with a large entourage; to be in the company of a large group. (var. [to] roll heavy/thick/with a mob)

"Everywhere they go they roll deep."

roll on

1. to aggressively confront someone [with the possibility of the confrontation escalating into a physical fight]. (var. [to] roll up on [someone]) See also: step to

"I didn't like the way you rolled on me."

roll out

1. a witty way to dismiss someone's ridiculous or foolish comment.

"Roll out, you heard that on the news."

roll out on

1. to abandon someone.

2. to cut one's ties to another [usually without explanation or reason].

"Two years later, shortie just rolled out."

roll tight

1. to be a close friend of someone. (var. [people who] roll tight)

"Me and you always gonna roll tight no matter ."

roll with

1. to accompany or travel with someone.

2. to show support for someone; to back someone.

"Who you rollin' with this time?" "I gotta roll with the boy Moe Betta."

rollin'

1. making large amounths of cash [usually through illegal means].

"I heard them dudes is rollin' now."

romance with no finance is a nuisance

1. a witty term females use to declare a male has to be financially stable in order to have a intimate relationship with her.

roof

1. the act of throwing an object up on a roof top purposely. (var. [to] roof [someone's] sh**)

"He roofed my cell phone cause I was kickin' it with my friend."

rope off

1. to catch someone doing wrong.

2. to intrap or snare someone.

"Shortie roped me off comin' out the strip club." "Watch how I rope ya man off."

roped off

1. arrested.

"Let me tell you how she got roped off."

R.O.R.

1. an acronym for "Release on One's Recognizance" when a person is released from court without having to post bail.

"This judge doesn't give R.O.R.'s very often."

roscoe

1. a firearm; handgun.

rotten

1. someone who has cooperated with law enforcement in an investigation against a friend or love one and/or has testified in court against a friend or love one.

"I been told you that dude was rotten."

Rotten Apple

1. New York City.

rough neck

1. a thug; a young "street" tough.

"You cool and everything but you still a rough neck."

rough off

1. to get one's way or take another's possessions through intimidation; to bully someone.

"I'm tired of you comin' in here tryin' to rough me off." "They roughed off the basketball court."

round/sound on

1. to sarcastically put someone in his/her place [often in a loud tone of voice].

"I know this clown ain't tryin' to round on you like that."

rowdy

1. disruptive; loud and unruly. (var. rowdy rowdy)

"Things about to get rowdy in here." "Don't bring them rowdy ass friends of yours."

rub it on ya chest

1. a sarcastic way to turn down someone's offering of something tangible after he/she first told you no when you asked for that item.

"I don't want it now, you can rub it on ya chest."

ruler (pron. ru'la)

1. a cigarette of marijuana joint laced with crack cocaine. (var. [a] ruley, woola blunt, [a] woo)

"If you smoke rulers sooner or later you'll be hittin' the pipe."

rump shaker

1. a female with an extremely large butt.

2. a female or male exotic dancer.

"Shortie got the madd rump shaker." "We met a few rump shakers down in Daytona."

run

1. to be in control over; in command; in charge. (var. [to] run sh**)

"I run this around here." "You don't run nothin'."

run

1. to rob someone of his/her possessions [usually through the use of intimidation].

"Every time I see you, I'mma make you run somethin'."

run across mind

1. to suddenly think of someone or something. (var. cross [someone's] mind)

"You ran across my mind earlier."

run game

1. to lie, deceive, or manipulate someone or a situation for one's own gain. (var. [to] shoot game at/on [someone)

"I can tell when you tryin' to run game."

run into a brick wall

1. to make a mistake or bad decision. (var. [to] bump [one's] head)

"You not going to use me to recover every time you run into a brick wall."

run it/that

1. a term used to command someone to hand over his/her possessions when being robbed or bullied.

"You gonna hafta run that jacket too."

run jibs

1. the act of talking too much; to divulge too much information. (var. [to] run [one's] mouth/mouth like 95 south)

"You need to tell that dingy broad to stop runnin' her jibs."

run number up

1. to commit an act while incarcerated that increases one's original prison sentence.

"I almost ran my number up messin' with them catz."

run off with the mouth

1. to say something one isn't supposed to say [usually revealing some sort or information that is supposed to be secretive].

2. to say something that is offensive or disrespectful.

"That's your problem, you always runnin' off with the mouth." "You keep runnin' off with the mouth."

run raggity

1. to take advantage of someone to the extent it causes that person emotional strain and to behave erratically.

"That young girl runnin' your boy raggity."

run through

1. to totally dominate one's opponent.

"I ran through all them bums."

run through crew/click

1. to have had sex on different occasions with a female/male and one or more of that person's friends.

"Shortie tryin' to run through the whole crew." "We ran through the whole click."

run together

1. people who spend a great deal of time going places and socializing together. (var. [to] run with [someone])

"We been runnin' together for years."

run up in

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

"I heard you tryin' to run up in my chick." "You gonna run up in the wrong one, one day."

run up in spot/crib

1. to forcibly enter one's dwelling or place of business with the intent to rob and/or injure him/her.

"They ran up in his momz crib."

run up on

1. to aggressively confront someone [with the possibility of the confrontation escalating into a physical fight].

"He ran up on'em for no reason."

run up on some bullsh**

1. to mislead someone [often causing controversy, trouble or precarious situations].

"This the second time you run me up on some bullsh**."

run with/by

1. to stay to oneself; to not keep the company of friends.

"I been runnin' by myself for the longest." "I always run by myself."

run with lames/suckers/herbs

1. to keep the company of people considered not cool, hip or streetwise.

"You been runnin' with lames since High School."

run ya house

1. a way to tell someone, "do it your way", "you're the boss", or "you're in control" [usually used as a term of encouragement].

"I'm not gonna say anything, run ya house."

runner

1. one who brings customers to a street level drug dealer [often to support one's own drug habit]. See also: worker

"Look, I know you I remember when you was just a runner."

runnin' partner

1. one's friend; a friend one spend a great deal of time going places and/or socializing with. (var. [one's] runnin' buddies)

"This my new runnin' partner."

runnin' wild

1. one who exhibits reckless, rebellious, and disruptive behavior. See also: O.C

"Yeah, somebody told me shortie runnin' wild now."

rush

1. to overpower or overwhelm someone by surging forward with the momentum of a group or crowd thus neutralizing the effort to block people from moving foward. (var. [to] rush [someone's] spot/crib)

rusty nickel

1. a female who was extremely good looking when she was younger, but now that she is older her looks are haggard, unkempt, and roughly aged [a female who's the opposite of a dime].

"Only chicks that go there are rusty nickels." S

3rd coast

1. a hip way to refer to the combination of southern states. ex. "3rd coast Hip-Hop is killin' the radio right now." U