Sco
n.— «He’s throwin’ up the ‘sco, I’m throwin up the O.» —“Re: New Rap The King Of Usenet” by Bay Way 41510 Usenet: rec.music.hip-hop June 23, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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