Ebonics Dictionary

This page is to help people who don't understand Ebonics and get in touch with the language of today.

4:20 (420)(4-20) n.- Commonnly known as the time to smoke pot
A'ight ?- All right
Ax v.- Ask
Baller n.- Someone who flaunts money
Ballin v.- To flaunt money
Bammer n.- The cheaper, brown leaf marijunana
Beat Down v.- Beat up some one
Bling Bling n.- Jewelry (mostly a lot of gold jewelry)
Breezy n.- A female
Buggin v.- Acting strange
Bunk adj.- Really bad or aggravating
Buster n- Hater, someone who is jealous
Bustin v.- Executing an action
Butta n.- The good stuff
Cappin v.- criticizing
Cheddar n.- Money
Cheese n.- Money
Cheezin v.- Smiling
Chickenhead n.- Not a cool girl
Chillin v.- To hang out
Chizzlin v.- To hang out
Chunky adj.- Nice
Creepin v.- cheating, sneaking around
Crib n.- House, Place to live
Cuz conj.- Because
Da pron.- The
Da Bomb adj.- Awesome, Good
Dawg n.- Title for your friends
Dat adv.- That
Dip Out v.- To leave
Dis adv./v.- This/ to disrespect
Drama n.- Problems or problematic
Dope adj.- Excellent
Dough n.- Money
Down Low/ DL n.- Secret
Faded v. or adj.- Drunk or tight or new haircut
Foo n.- A friend
Freak n.- A very good looking female
Frontin/Front v.- To hide the truth or to be a faker
G n.- A name when greeting a friend
Game n.- The ability to flirt and get anyone you go after
Ghetto adj./adv.- Something undesirable/ Acting out of control or just trying to receive attention
Grain n.- Money
Grass n.- Marijuana
Green n.- Marijuana
Grill n.- Someone's teeth
Gunnin v.- criticizing
Haten v.- To hate, hate against
Holla n.- Bye
Holla'd v.- Laughed hard
Homie n.- Friend
Hoochie n.- A female who grants sexual favors easy
Hoochie Mama n.- Hoochie of all Hoochies
Hops n.- the ability to jump
Ice n.- Jewelry
Ill v.- Cool, in style
Jacked v./adj.- Messed up/ Stolen/ Influenced by marijuana
Janky adj.- broken, old
Jawsin' v.- lying, fibbing
Jigga n.- Gigolo, someone who is hooked up with the ladies
Kickin It v/- to relax
Late n.- Later
Mack v.- to steal, take advatage
Mad adv.- Large amount of
Nine n.- Nine millimeter automatic pistol
One-Time n.- A policeman
Parlayin v.- Relaxin and communicating
Partner n.- A friend
Phat/Phatty adj.- Nice
Pigeon n- Ugly girl
Pill n.- A basketball
Pimp adj.- Very admirable or desirable
Props n.- Admirations credited to a person becasue of something done
Recognize v.- To respect
Ride n.- Someone's mode of transportation
Rollin v.- Term used while under the influence ot Ecstasy
Salty v.- To be pissed
Scam v./n.- To mack/ a name given to mackers
Scrap v. -To fight
Scrilla n.- Money
Scrub n.- Undesirable person
Shorty n.- Actually means a child or is a term of endearment for ones girlfriend
Shout Out n.- Recognition
Sick adj.- Extremly good trick
Smak v.- To describe a negeative, usually derogatory, comment about another person
Spent v.- Tired
Strapped adj.- Carrying a weapon
Sprung adj.- To be obsessed with
Thievin' v.- Stealing
Tight adj./adv.- Very good, Nice
Tree n.- Marijuana
Trife adj.- not cool
Triflin v.- to be not cool
Trippin v.- To act like someone who is hallucinating or on an acid trip
Troop ?- A long walk or trip
Tweaker adj.- Someone who is addicted to methamphetamine (crank, speed)
Twisted v.- All messed up
Whack adj.- Bad
Whasup ?- What's going on
Whoop v.- To beat up
Wit prep.- With
X n.- Ecstasy
Ya Heard v.- Understand

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