knot
n.— «Yo Mase and The Lox we taking knots from the outta state spots/Any nigga make it hot get found in vacant lot.» —“Niggas Dun Started Sumthin’” by DMX, The L.O.X., Mace Woo May 5, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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