1. (n.) A person or thing that excels in a characteristic or activity:
· best
· choicest
· cream
· crème de la crème
· élite
· finest
· flower
· pick
· select
· top
· greatest
2. (n.) People of the highest social level:
· aristocracy
· flower
· gentility
· gentry
· nobility
· quality
· society
· upper crust
· upper class
· beau monde
· high society
· lower class (antonym)
· plebs (antonym)
· commons (antonym)
· rabble (antonym)
· proletariat (antonym)
3. (adj.) Enjoying or having privileges:
· privileged
· favored
· advantaged
· indulged
· special
· élite
hip hop glossary
all that (adj) Possessing a wealth of positive attributes: She's all that ? and a bag of chips!
around the way
Connoting one who is down to earth and understands local etiquette and customs.
Audi 5000 (interj) Phrase one uses as one departs: I'm outta here, I'm Audi 5000!
baller
Ballplayer, though often used to denote one who has garnered a reputation for success (legitimate or criminal). Includes a connotation of success with the fairer sex.
bank
Money. [See also cheese, benjamins and dead presidents.]
benjamins
Money, specifically one-hundred dollar bills, as in P-Diddy's "It's All About the Benjamins." Refers to actual paper money, as well as wealth in the abstract. [See also bank, cheese and dead presidents.]
bent (adj) Drunk.
bling-bling
Jewelry, especially the large gold, platinum, and diamond rings and pendants favored by those sporting the "ghetto fabulous" style. [See also ghetto fabulous.]
bounce (v) To depart, get going, move on.
bug (v) To behave inappropriately, irrationally or strangely: Why you acting so crazy? You buggin'!
bust this (interj) Check this out.
catch the vapors (v) To be overly involved in, or covetous of, another's popularity, style or vibe.
cheese
Money. [See also bank, benjamins and dead presidents.]
chill 1. (v) An entreaty (or command) to relax. 2. (adj) Relaxed and mellow.
dead presidents
Money. Refers to actual paper money, as well as wealth in the abstract. [See also bank, benjamins, and cheese.]
dis (v) To insult or disparage. Short for disrespect.
dope (adj) Very good, high quality, fantastic.
down with (adv) Embracing a particular idea, activity or thing: Are you down with that?
drop science, drop knowledge (v) To provide wisdom or skill. To instruct.
flava
Flavor, style: Give it your own flava, yo.
floss (v) To show off, most often with an overt display of material wealth. Flashing items (e.g., one's cheese or bling-bling) in the faces of others.
flow (v) To rhyme continuously. (Can also mean money.)
fly (adj) Sexually attractive, lovely or handsome.
freak 1. (v) To have sex. 2.
Sexually aggressive female.
fresh (adj) New, or of high quality. [See dope.]
front (v) To masquerade as something you are not: Don't front, I know you can't ski!
G
Guy, Girl. Term of familiarity: Whatup, G?
ghetto fabulous (adj) Over-the-top style. Think mink coat in the summertime.
grill
One's personal space: Why you all up in my grill? Literally, one's teeth.
hardcore (adj) Authentic or extreme.
highside (v) To show disrespect by ignoring someone's presence.
homeboy/homegirl
A close friend.
homey
See homeboy.
honey
An attractive female.
hood
Neighborhood, community.
hype
Positive, laudatory information about a person or thing, often premature or inaccurate: Don't believe the hype!
ice
Diamonds or diamond jewelry: Look at her floss with all that ice.
ill (v) To behave inappropriately, obnoxiously or weirdly: Stop illin'! Conversely, ill may also be used as a adjectival superlative: Man, that single was ill!
in the house
The state of being present, on the premises.
jimmy hat/cap
Condom. (You may infer what jimmy means.)
peeps
People. Often refers to one's cronies, community or family: Moses said, "These Isrealites are my peeps!"
pep (v) To batter a person: Get to steppin' cuz I'm fixin' to pep ya!
phat (adj) The best, terrific, extremely dope and fresh.
play yourself (v) To reveal vulnerability, to make a fool of yourself.
played out (adj) Archaic, no longer hip: That low-top fade on your head is played out, G.
player
Typically refers to playboy types, those skilled at collecting digits from the honeys. Pronounced "play-ah."
player haters
Those who disparage high rollers and players, usually because they are unsuccessful or unable to be players themselves. Often a sour grapes connotation.
posse
One's coterie or clan. The group of people one surrounds oneself with.
represent (v) To demonstrate pride in or bring honor to one's local community.
ride
Car.
roll (v) To congregate or travel with a particular group or person: I'm rolling with my homies.
scope (v) To look at, to check something out.
shorty
Little person or kid. Most often means a cute female. [See also honey.]
slamming Fantastic, really good or extremely attractive, stylin'. [See also phat.]
step off (v) Go away, back down: Get outta my grill, step off!
step to (v) Confront.
sucka
One who is easily fooled or manipulated.
sweat 1.
Grandiose talk about another: Stop with the sweat ? she's not all that. 2. (v) To harass, bother or worry: Stop sweating me!
tight (adj) Everything's going well, all's in its place, feeling good, as it should be.
trip (v) To overreact or act irrationally.
wack (adj) Bad, detrimental.
· best
· choicest
· cream
· crème de la crème
· élite
· finest
· flower
· pick
· select
· top
· greatest
2. (n.) People of the highest social level:
· aristocracy
· flower
· gentility
· gentry
· nobility
· quality
· society
· upper crust
· upper class
· beau monde
· high society
· lower class (antonym)
· plebs (antonym)
· commons (antonym)
· rabble (antonym)
· proletariat (antonym)
3. (adj.) Enjoying or having privileges:
· privileged
· favored
· advantaged
· indulged
· special
· élite
hip hop glossary
all that (adj) Possessing a wealth of positive attributes: She's all that ? and a bag of chips!
around the way

Audi 5000 (interj) Phrase one uses as one departs: I'm outta here, I'm Audi 5000!
baller

bank

benjamins

bent (adj) Drunk.
bling-bling

bounce (v) To depart, get going, move on.
bug (v) To behave inappropriately, irrationally or strangely: Why you acting so crazy? You buggin'!
bust this (interj) Check this out.
catch the vapors (v) To be overly involved in, or covetous of, another's popularity, style or vibe.
cheese

chill 1. (v) An entreaty (or command) to relax. 2. (adj) Relaxed and mellow.
dead presidents

dis (v) To insult or disparage. Short for disrespect.
dope (adj) Very good, high quality, fantastic.
down with (adv) Embracing a particular idea, activity or thing: Are you down with that?
drop science, drop knowledge (v) To provide wisdom or skill. To instruct.
flava

floss (v) To show off, most often with an overt display of material wealth. Flashing items (e.g., one's cheese or bling-bling) in the faces of others.
flow (v) To rhyme continuously. (Can also mean money.)
fly (adj) Sexually attractive, lovely or handsome.
freak 1. (v) To have sex. 2.

fresh (adj) New, or of high quality. [See dope.]
front (v) To masquerade as something you are not: Don't front, I know you can't ski!
G

ghetto fabulous (adj) Over-the-top style. Think mink coat in the summertime.
grill

hardcore (adj) Authentic or extreme.
highside (v) To show disrespect by ignoring someone's presence.
homeboy/homegirl

homey

honey

hood

hype

ice

ill (v) To behave inappropriately, obnoxiously or weirdly: Stop illin'! Conversely, ill may also be used as a adjectival superlative: Man, that single was ill!
in the house

jimmy hat/cap

peeps

pep (v) To batter a person: Get to steppin' cuz I'm fixin' to pep ya!
phat (adj) The best, terrific, extremely dope and fresh.
play yourself (v) To reveal vulnerability, to make a fool of yourself.
played out (adj) Archaic, no longer hip: That low-top fade on your head is played out, G.
player

player haters

posse

represent (v) To demonstrate pride in or bring honor to one's local community.
ride

roll (v) To congregate or travel with a particular group or person: I'm rolling with my homies.
scope (v) To look at, to check something out.
shorty

slamming Fantastic, really good or extremely attractive, stylin'. [See also phat.]
step off (v) Go away, back down: Get outta my grill, step off!
step to (v) Confront.
sucka

sweat 1.

tight (adj) Everything's going well, all's in its place, feeling good, as it should be.
trip (v) To overreact or act irrationally.
wack (adj) Bad, detrimental.