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
A magnificent new book celebrates the richness and diversity of 450 years of written and spoken English in what is now the United States. It’s called The People’s Tongue, and it’s a sumptuous collection of essays, letters, poems...
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