hip line n.— «The side panel lines just beneath the windows—”hip lines” in auto industry parlance—slant upward. Viewed from the front in conjunction with the triple-lipped face, the look is delightfully menacing, sort of like...
foot drop n.— «I underwent a hip operation in 1997 and was attempting to get back in trim but was concerned about my right leg, I had something called “foot drop.” It didn’t lift up and didn’t quite work.» —“How MS has...
ill na na adj.—Gloss: very good. “Ill” is old-fashioned hip-hop slang meaning good or great, “na na” is a euphemism for the vagina. Note: Probably from a 1996 Foxy Brown album Ill Na Na. «If you are an existing...
bite v.—Gloss: To steal or take without permission. Note: Long-used online and in the language of hip-hop rappers, who may accuse each other of “biting” rhymes or lyrics. «“This is the downside of being successful but...
dust n.— «50 Cent would then go on to touch on the internal squabbles within the Wu-Tang and refer to the group as “dust heads.” “It’s really upsetting to me with what’s going on with Wu-Tang right now. I hear they are...
dry snitching n.—Gloss: to reveal a secret or to draw unwanted attention to another person under the guise of doing it accidentally, doing it for the person’s own good, or being helpful. Mainly used in Black English and hip-hop culture...