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V.

n (general sl.) new school

1. an automobile; vehicle.

"Where you park the V kid?"

V.A.

noun · e. coast sl. · old & new school

1. Virginia.

"Dawg an'nim had V.A. locked down for years."

vamp

verb · e. coast sl. · old school

1. the act of one individual being beaten up by a group. (var. [to] vamp [someone] out)

"They tried to vamp ya friend on the train comin' home from school."

vested up

phrase · criminal sl. · old & new school

1. the wearing of a bullet proof vest. (var. [to] vest up)

"You can't come in here vested up."

vex

adjective · general sl. · old & new school

1. upset; angry; mad; frustrated; annoyed.

"She might be vexed when she sees us together."

V.I.

noun · prison sl. · old & new school

1. a social visit or visitor received by someone incarcerated.

"Who came to see you on ya V.I.?" "I seen'is girl on the V.I. and she looks all right."

vic

noun · criminal sl. · old & new school

1. a victim.

2. a way to refer to someone who is the target of a con, scheme, or plot aimed at taking advantage of him/her.

"Here comes my vic now." "Ya man's a vic."

vic

verb · criminal sl. · old & new school

1. to take one's possessions by force, intimidation, or through deception.

2. to make someone a victim.

"They vic'd ya man for his sneakers."

vice

noun · southern sl. · old school

1. narcotic detectives.

"You know the vice lookin' for you right?"

vicious

adjective · general sl. · old & new school

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

"That outfit she had on was vicious."

vicious

adjective · e. coast sl. · new school

1. the best at what he/she does; performs excellently. (var. [someone who's] vicious at/with [something])

"Them boys vicious on the mike." "When they did their show, them catz was vicious."

vicious

adjective · e. coast sl. · new school

1. a way to describe someone who is incredibly petty, untrustworthy, or dubious as well as an incredible liar.

"Yo son, ya shortie is vicious, guess what she told my girl?" "You better watch shortie, she's vicious."

violate

verb · e. coast sl. · new school

1. to wrong or disrespect someone through words or acts. (var. [to] violate the program) See also: in violation

"You didn't hafta violate like that." "Next time you violate Dawg, its on."