backpacker n.— «Company Flow first crashed into our lives in 1995.…We were dumb enough to think that Rawkus could be bold, new avatars of the hip hop revolution. The word “backpackers” didn’t even have any currency at...
swiffer v.— «Over the past few years, some hip consumers have started using a coined verb—”Swiffering”—to describe how they tackle cleaning tasks with Procter & Gamble Co.‘s…refillable sweepers, mops and dusters...
Pogue n.— «Pogue—A paper pushing office dweeb that usually has a 10 inch knife strapped to their hip and can’t find their body armor cause it’s been in their footlocker since they got here.» —“Glossary” by Jake...
Smallbany n.— «Even in piddling mid-sized cities like the one I grew up in—Albany, N.Y., affectionately known by many as “smallbany”—there was at least one or two hip spots where a musically curious kid could get lost in...
booty n.— «Booty: Also known as ghetto-tech or ghetto-funk. A Detroit invention that combines elements of house, techno, bass, hip hop and electro with glorious strip club inelegance. A musical genre keen-eyed on asses of Detroit women...
ghetto-funk n.— «Booty: Also known as ghetto-tech or ghetto-funk. A Detroit invention that combines elements of house, techno, bass, hip hop and electro with glorious strip club inelegance. A musical genre keen-eyed on asses of Detroit...