one chance n.— «One chance is a robbery operation whereby we use vehicle to rob victims. We would pick unsuspecting passengers from the road, pretending to be going their way. But at the middle of the journey, we would stop and collect...
hog n.— «There are, however, a number of investors—for example, central banks and pension funds—that rely only on the rating agencies for their information. Thus they fail to act when the markets start moving, and are forced to act when...
noodle v.— «A Detroit friend of Janard D. Hackworth and Mario O. Gray II said they told him they “noodled” two guys and “hit a lick” for marijuana and cash—street lingo for robbery and possible murder.» —“2...
ATM machine n.— «Targeting immigrants is not unique to Oakland. Last month Richmond police were called to investigate the fatal robbery of an El Salvadoran immigrant. The city’s street thugs sometimes refer to Latino and Asian laborers as...
Nairobbery n. Nairobi, Kenya. Editorial Note: So-named because of its high crime rate. Etymological Note: Nairobi + robbery (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
dog paw n.— «He was charged in common law robbery in Benson for the gang attacks and when we interviewed him, he had insignia on his right arm burned in.…It was a group of three circles they refer to as “dog paws,” and...