ITT you explain this new slang term "whip" to me.

[Smurfy]

I don't live around a bunch of low-class poors, either.

racist!

 

[CremasterBlaster]

I believe the term "whip" started with "ghost ridin the whip" (walking/dancing next to an unmanned auto)......then was shortened to "whip" as slang for auto....lots of great footage on youtube (search "ghost ride the whip")

Domo arigato, Mister Roboto

 

[samoth]

I believe the term "whip" started with "ghost ridin the whip" (walking/dancing next to an unmanned auto)......then was shortened to "whip" as slang for auto....lots of great footage on youtube (search "ghost ride the whip")

Domo arigato, Mister Roboto

Yeah, that was the first time I heard the term "whip" connected with an automobile -- in the 'riding the whip' video posted here in chat.

That, however, does not state what the hell the word origin is.

I think everyone tries to be cool and think they're down with the newest slang, but really have no idea what it means. Posers, the lot of you.

 

[CremasterBlaster]

Ok.......here goes again.....

When the steering wheel was first put into use in automobiles, it was called the "whip". The whip is what you used to control the horses on a stagecoach, hence the analogy. Many years later, various hip hop artists noticed that the Mercedes-Benz logo resembled a steering wheel. They then proceeded to use the old term "whip" to describe any Mercedes-Benz vehicle. The term has now been generalized to classify any expensive automobile.

 

[samoth]

Ok.......here goes again.....

When the steering wheel was first put into use in automobiles, it was called the "whip". The whip is what you used to control the horses on a stagecoach, hence the analogy. Many years later, various hip hop artists noticed that the Mercedes-Benz logo resembled a steering wheel. They then proceeded to use the old term "whip" to describe any Mercedes-Benz vehicle. The term has now been generalized to classify any expensive automobile.

A+

Finally, someone can explain it. Thanks. (The rest of you suck.)

 

[heavy_duty]

Good new song "Rappers Delight"

I don't listen to rap, nor do I watch MTV.

 

[bigmann245]

i thought it meant whip cream.... i used to be called a wigger growing up but its been a while since i used slang

 

[Cal_21]

I grew up in east Oakland as a lot of the brand new slang now polluting the country was brewing all around me...However, it was never my cup-o-tea. I Never followed it too closely.

 

[blut wump]

Cars used to be called "wheels". As anyone who has used a whip can attest, you get wheals from whips.

I found this on dictionary.com: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/whip
"A ride in an amusement park, consisting of small cars that move in a rapid, whipping motion along an oval track."

I've also heard the word used to mean "to drive recklessly".


Yo! <--- adding the exclamation mark can add weeks of use to the more mundane 'yo'.

 

[macemj]

Okay, but why does whip = car? And around what year did this term come about?

Whip:

Car:

Where's the correlation?

Cuz you WHIP that mother fucker around the block. Not drive. Stuntin on 22's biaaaaach. Word up. Sitting Sideways. ummm, ya, that's it on the homey chart.

Hope that helped.