shiesty
adj.— «Last 18 and over shot I went too was at the Paladium. Yeah, that day which virtually shut the club down perminately, as fools ran around scrapin,” shotin’ in the air and other BS. The problem is they let EVERYBODY in! I saw kids there where probably no more than 16 years old. Once again, 7-Oasis does some shiesty shit.» —“Re: pharcyde show” by dredhead@netcom.com (Sean Kristopher Person) Usenet: alt.rap July 8, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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