TagStreet Term

dipper

dipper  n.— «A man was taken to a hospital for an emergency psychiatric evaluation Wednesday after he darted into traffic and then told police that he had been smoking “dippers,” a street term for a PCP-laced cigarette, Annapolis police said...

catch a body

catch a body  v. phr.— «Bell added in his statement that they had the intention of “catching a body, but it wasn’t. We didn’t go downtown to catch a body, only Arthur did.” The street term, “to catch a body,” refers to knocking someone down with a...

flex

flex  v.— «Hagood wrote that he pointed the man to a known crack dealer and later the man drove back by to say that he had been “flexed,” a street term referring to tricking someone into buying a drug that is counterfeit.» —“Testimony begins in...

electric police

electric police
 n.— «The street term for police officers with Tasers is “electric police.”» —“La. department to get Tasers” by Steven Ward in Gonzales, Louisiana PoliceOne.com Jan. 23, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

burn

burn  v.— «“He said, ‘I burned the cracker that took my money,’” Blanding said. “That’s the street term for when you shoot somebody, you burn somebody.» —“Witnesses refuse to testify in murder trial” by Carolyn Quinn in Punta Gorda Sun...

tree

tree  n.— «When asked what the bulge in her pants groin area was she stated it was “trees,” which is a street term for cannabis.» —“Woman’s creative cannabis concealment causes concern during arrest” by Megan V. Winslow in...