block hang
v.— «Block hang v.—This is the recreation of choice during the day. There’s nothing better than block hangin’ out front of your favorite corner store or housing project with some cuddies and dosia rolled up in a vega.» —“Bay Area Slang” by Christopher Abad Ambient Empire (California) Nov. 11, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Samantha Harvey’s novel Orbital is a sensuous, exhilarating meditation about the strangeness of life on a space station, with its mix of tedious tasks and jaw-dropping views. And: a musician who rode the rails in his youth shares the slang he...
Steve, a singer-songwriter from Rock Springs, Wyoming, shares some slang he picked up while months riding the rails and busking. Spanging refers to panhandling, from asking for “spare change.” The term bull refers to a type of security...