slob
n.— «I heard that 5deuce mob shit (not sure of the spelling). Theyz the hardest Bay Area shit ta ever come out, bar none. Although I only heard a few songs (East Side Red Rag, Fuck a Slob, Gang Related), theyz the shit.…They’re shit iz on the Bloods&Crips tip, but iz still funky as hell.…I heard that the 5deuce crips first became known through rapping on voice mail numbers.» —“heard the 5deuce mob?” by mardge00@usfca.edu (Mardikian) Usenet: alt.rap Dec. 3, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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