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Jive talk, also known as Harlem jive or simply Jive, the argot of jazz, jazz jargon, vernacular of the jazz world, slang of jazz, and parlance of hip [1] is an African-American Vernacular English slang or vocabulary that developed in Harlem, where "jive" was played and was adopted more widely in African-American society, peaking in the 1940s.
Hip hop or hip-hop is a culture and art movement that was created by African Americans, [1] [2] starting in the Bronx, New York City. [a] Pioneered from Black American street culture, [4] [5] that had been around for years prior to its more mainstream discovery, [6] it later reached other groups such as Latino Americans and Caribbean Americans.
Hip (slang) Hip. (slang) Hip is a slang for fashionably current[ 1] and in the know. To be hip is to have "an attitude, a stance" in opposition to the "unfree world", [ 2] or to what is square or prude. Being hip is also about being informed about the latest ideas, styles, and developments. [ 3]
Ratchet (slang) Ratchet is a slang term in American hip hop culture that, in its original sense, [1] was a derogatory term used to refer to an uncouth woman, and may be a Louisianan dialect form of the word "wretched". In the 2000s–2010s, the word became loosely connotative of denoting overt confidence, defiance, fervor, or otherwise being ...
AAVE has also contributed slang expressions such as cool and hip. [105] In many cases, the postulated etymologies are not recognized by linguists or the Oxford English Dictionary, such as to dig, [106] jazz, [107] tote, [107] and bad-mouth, a calque from Mandinka. [108] African American slang is formed by words and phrases that are regarded as ...
Started in hip-hop culture and used as the opposite of the phrase "fumble the bag." The phrase first appeared on Urban Dictionary in 2017. Likely popularized by songs with the same title by Gucci Mane and Lil Uzi Vert. "I've gotta secure the bag." Bag secured, securing the bag [125] Sheesh (/ ʃ i ʃ / ⓘ)
Bitch (slang) Bitch (/ bɪtʃ /) [1] is a pejorative slang word for a person, usually a woman. When applied to a woman or girl, it means someone who is belligerent, unreasonable, malicious, controlling, aggressive, or dominant. [2] When applied to a man or boy, bitch reverses its meaning and is a derogatory term for being subordinate, weak, or ...
Shawty (/ ˈʃɔːti / ⓘ), shorty, shauty or shortie is a slang term from African American Vernacular English used generally as a nonspecific term of endearment. In specific settings, it can be interpreted as a catcall. Since the 1990s, [1] the term has also been used to refer to young and attractive women, mostly in hip hop tracks from that ...