A
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| abs | stomach muscles |
| adorbz | adorable |
| aint | is not |
| amazeballs | amazing |
| awesome | very good, great, cool, exiting, tight, enjoyable |
B
B
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| baby('s) mama | the mother of someone's child |
| back pack | a large butt, booty, buttocks |
| band (as in rubber band) | $1,000 |
| bank | a very large amount of money |
| baller | 1. someone who is very good at sports (usually basketball or football)
2. someone who is very successful |
| bootleg | something that has been recorded illegally (usually movies, DVDs, etc.) |
| booty | a butt, rear end, buttocks |
| badonka | big, large |
| badonkadonk | a large butt, booty, buttocks |
| beezy | girl, woman (could be considered rude) |
| bejamins | $100 dollar bills |
| to be bent on doing something | to be very determined to do something |
| a big deal | very important |
| a bill | $100 |
| bizzle | girl, woman (could be considered rude) |
| to blast music | to play music very loudly |
| bling | shiny jewelry |
| bogus | counterfeit, fake, not real |
| to bounce | to leave |
| bows | elbows |
| brawl | a physical fight involving many people |
| brizzle | girl, woman (could be considered rude) |
| broad | girl, woman (could be considered rude) |
| to break someone's pockets | to cost (someone) a lot of money (be very expensive for someone) |
| to be broke | to have very little or no money |
| bubbly | champagne |
| to bump music | to play music loudly |
| bucks | dollar bills (money) |
| to bust something | to break something |
| to get busted | to get in trouble for something |
| to buy time | to stall or delay something in order to give someone more time to do something |
C
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| cash | a way to say money |
| cell, celly | a cellular phone |
| change | a lot of money |
| a cheap shot | a hit or punch when someone is not expecting it |
| cheddar | a way to say money |
| cheese | a way to say money |
| chi-city (pronounced "sha city") | chicago |
| chi-town (pronounced "sha town") | chicago |
| chica | a way to say girl (actually is the Spanish word for girl) |
| chick | girl, woman (could be considered rude) |
| to chill out | to relax, to be relaxing, to be calm |
| cop | a police officer |
| to cop something | to get something |
| cougar | a lady that pursues, and is attracted to, significantly younger men |
| cray | crazy |
| cray cray | crazy |
| crazeballs | crazy |
| crooked cop | a police officer that acts illegally or unethically |
| crunk | 1. Very fun, exciting, cool, awesome
2. To be under the alcohol and marijuana at the same time |
| to cut a rug | to dance |
D
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| deets | details |
| deez | these |
| to have deep pockets | to have a lot of money |
| dench | awesome/cool |
| DJ | disk jockey (person who plays the music at a party or club) |
| diss | an offensive comment |
| the dirty south | the states in the south east corner of the United States |
| to diss someone | to say something offensive to someone |
| donk | a butt, booty, buttocks (same as 'donque' or 'badonkadonk') |
| donque | a butt, booty, buttocks |
| dough | a way to say money |
| dope | 1. very cool, exciting, tight, awesome
2. a way to say marijuana |
| draped up | very darkly tinted car windows |
| drawers | a way to say underwear |
| dripped out | very fresh car paint job (appears wet) |
| to drop money on something | to spend money on something |
E
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| to eye something | to see something, to look at something |
F
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| fake | counterfeit, not real |
| fly | very attractive |
G
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| a G | 1. $1,000 2. a gangster |
| to get into it with someone | to start arguing or fighting with someone |
| getting paid | making a lot of money |
| ghetto | a very poor area of a city |
| gnarly | very good, cool, awesome, enjoyable (pronounced "narly") |
| gold digger | a woman that is dating someone for their money |
| a grand | $1,000 |
| a groupie | a person (usually a girl) that follows a rock band, or rap artist with the intent of spending time with them |
| green | a way to say money |
| grenade | an overweight, unattractive girl (made popular by TV series Jersey Shore). Also see 'landmine' below. |
| grill | 1. the front (usually metal) section on a car
2. someone's teeth |
H
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| hater | someone that is jealous, dislikes something, or does not approve of something |
| to hang out | to be speding time somewhere or with someone |
| hangover | the negative effects of alcohol the day after heavy drinking |
| to be high | to under the influence of drugs |
| high tops | a kind of shoe that ends just above the ankle |
| to hit something | 1. to go somewhere
2. to eat, drink, or smoke something |
| home boy | a friend (male) |
| honey | an attractive girl or lady (could be considered rude) |
| homey | a friend (male) |
| hustler | a person that does whatever needed to make money (usually by illegal actions) |
I
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| ice | diamonds |
| to be iced out | to be wearing a lot of diamonds |
| ill | very good, cool, tight, awesome, great |
| to be "in" | to be in style, stylish, or cool (usually used when talking about fashion) |
J
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| jacked up | very excited, full of energy |
| to jack something | to steal something |
| a jam | a song |
| a joint | a marijuana cigarette |
| the joint | prison |
| junk in the trunk | a butt, booty, buttocks |
K
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| to keep it real | to not act against ones values or beliefs, to be true |
| kicks | a way to say shoes |
| to knock someone out | to hit someone so hard they lose consciousness |
| to get knocked up | to accidently get pregnant (usually outside of marriage) |
| knockoff | something that is fake, not real (purse, shoes, etc.) |
| a knockout | a very attractive person |
| to kick the bucket | to die |
L
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| landmine | a (skinny) unattractive girl (made popular by TV series Jersey Shore). Also see 'Grenade' above. |
| legit | 1. very good, cool, awesome, tight
2. real, not counterfeit, honest |
| leggo | let's go |
| loco | crazy (actually Spanish word for "crazy") |
| locked up | to be in jail |
| to be on lock down | to be forbidden to go anywhere |
| to be locked in | to be commited to doing something |
| to lock something up | when something is guaranteed to happen, something will surely happen due to someone's actions |
M
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| to mess something up | to do something wrong, to ruin something |
| mind bomb | something mind blowing |
| money maker | someone's best physical feature |
| to make bank | to make a lot of money |
N
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| nada | nothing, none (acutally is Spanish word for zero) |
O
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| to be off the chain | to be very exciting, cool, enjoyable |
| to be off the hinges | to be very exciting, cool, enjoyable |
| old lady | wife |
P
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| to be packing heat | to be carrying a gun |
| paper | a way to say money |
| peeps | people |
| photobomb | when a good photo is ruined by someone or something (usually in the background of the photo) |
| pimp | 1. very cool, tight, awesome, fun, enjoyable
2. a male that is very successful at attracting females |
| player | a male with many girlfriends |
| po po | police, police officer |
| popping tags | shopping |
| to pop someone | to punch someone |
| what's popping? | what's going on? |
| to be popping off | to be very lively, exciting, fun, enjoyable |
| props | compliments, respect, praise |
| to punk someone | 1. to trick someone
2. to disrespect someone |
| to push through something | to struggle through something to the end |
R
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| rack city | las vegas |
| rack | slang for breasts |
| racks | a large amount of money (in thousands) |
| red eye (flight) | a very late or overnight flight |
| to rep something | 1. to represent something
2. to wear something (clothes) |
| ride | another way to say car |
| to take a ride | to go for a drive |
| the rock | a ball (usually basketball or football) |
| to rock something | to wear something (clothes) |
| rocks | diamonds |
| to run your mouth | to (continually) say offensive things |
S
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| salt shaker | a butt, booty, buttocks |
| to sell out | to act against your beleifs or values for money |
| to school someone | to prove your dominance over someone |
| scrilla | another American Slang way to say money |
| sha-city (offical term is "chi-city") | chicago |
| sha-town (offical term is "chi-town") | chicago |
| shoes | the rims and/or wheels on a car |
| shorty | a very attractive female |
| the slammer | jail or prison |
| to slang something | to sell something (usually drugs) |
| slum | a very poor area of a city |
| sick | very cool, tight, hip, good, impressive, enjoyable |
| six pack | very defined abs (stomach muscles) |
| to get socked | to get punched |
| to spit game | to flirt, talking to get the attention or affection of the opposite sex |
| to sport something | to wear something (clothes) |
| to spot someone/something | 1. to lend someone something
2. to see something 3. to assist someone lifting something (usually weights) |
| a stash | 1. a collection of something (usually secretive)
2. a mustache |
| to stash something | to hide something, save something |
| steez | style |
| stones | diamonds and other jewels |
| stunna | someone who owns and shows off their expensive things |
| to sweat someone | to intimidate someone |
| to sweat something | to worry about something |
T
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| to talk trash | to say offensive things |
| tight | very cool, sick, hip, good, impressive, enjoyable |
| toe up | very ugly, unattractive |
| trill | very good, cool, awesome, tight |
| to trip, to be tripping | 1. to be unnecessarily mad or angry
2. to be completely wrong about something |
U
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| to be up on something | to know current information about something |
V
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| vibe | a feeling given off by a person or place |
W
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| wack | stupid, not cool, not right |
| wheels | a way to say car |
| whip | a way to say car |
| wimp | someone who is not strong, not courageous, not daring |
Y
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| yeezy | rapper kanye west |
| yolo | you only live once |
Numbers
| Idiom / Phrase | American Slang Meaning |
| 24/7 | non-stop, never stopping, never ending (pronounced "twenty four seven") |
| 411 | information, news, gossip |
| 5-0 | police or police officer (pronounced "five-oh") |
| 6 pack | very defined abs (stomach muscles) |
