strap
v.— «“Newark is rough, man,” he said. “These kids have some of the best weaponry, and they’re quick to kill. You get into an argument with a 14-year-old, and they’re strapping,” he said, using a street term for carrying a gun.» —“Fear grows along with Newark’s murders” by Wayne Parry Newsday (Long Island, New York) Dec. 29, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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