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187

187  n.— «While the literal translation of the shirt is the police code for homicide (“187”) followed by gang slang for police (“hudda”), many Valley police, school officials and gang experts see it another way:...

hudda

hudda  n.— «While the literal translation of the shirt is the police code for homicide (“187”) followed by gang slang for police (“hudda”), many Valley police, school officials and gang experts see it another way:...

187

187  n.— «The number 187 is frequently used in gang graffiti around the United States, and represents the number of the California Penal Code for homicide.  Graffiti which includes 187 is literally making a death threat.» —“The...

food insecurity

food insecurity  n.— «In the past, the concept of food security could never become a cultural value, because food insecurity was then the norm. Only more recently, since it has been shown that enough food could be produced to satisfy all...