Gangs Language "GANG SYMBOLS & NUMBERS"

GANG SYMBOLS & NUMBERS $ - Power and money 0-0 - Double ought buck shot (shot gun) 000 - Blood 001 - Blood love 006 - Silence (used by Black Gangster Disciples) 013 - Get him; assault someone (Bloods) 023 - Watch your back (Bloods) 025 - What rank are you (Bloods) 031 - I am Blood 041 - Kill the Crip (Bloods) 13 - 13th letter of the alphabet-"M"; may be used for marijuana or methamphetamine 13 or XIII or X3 - Symbolizes gangs of Hispanic heritage showing allegiance to Southern California; Sureño 13, Sur 13 13 1/2 - Represents: 12 jurors, one judge, half-ass chance 14 or XIV or X4 - Used by Hispanic gangs for Northern California (14th letter of alphabet - N) - Norteño 14, Norte 14 18 - 18th Street Gang 18th Street - Hispanic Los Angeles street gang - aligned with Mexican Mafia 100 Proof - The real thing 187 - California penal code for murder ; may be seen in graffiti as a threat that someone will be killed i.e. 187 John Doe; may also be worn as a tattoo 1 AD 7 - See 187 above 211 - California penal code - robbery ; also Crip term meaning Blood Killer (2nd and 11th letters of alphabet - B K 212 - NY City telephone area code (Manhattan); also Blood term (Tampa, FL) meaning Blood Love 274 - Black Gangster Disciples (2nd, 7th and 4th letters of alphabet) - B.G.D.) 2-15-19 - Brothers of Struggle (2nd 15th and 19th letters of alphabet) - B.O.S. 2-7-4-14 - Code for Black Gangster Disciples Nation (B.G.D.N.- 2nd, 7th, 4th and 14th letters of alphabet) 23/24 - Inmates on lockup - 23 out of 24 hours each day 24/7 or 247 - Constantly - 24 hours per day, 7 days a week 26ers - Two Sixers - Chicago street gang 3 - 3rd letter of alphabet: C - frequently used by Bloods to replace the letter C in words to disrespect the Crips i.e. Bla3k, Mi3key 3obras 3C - 3=trey plus C - forms Spanish word trece meaning the number 13 3 R's - Respect, Reputation, Revenge 311 - Used by Bloods meaning Crip Killer (3rd and 11th letters of alphabet - C K 312 - Crip Love - 3rd and 12th letters of alphabet - C L 360 - Folk Nation - numbers representing "full circle of knowledge" 360 degrees - A "pure" Black Gangster Disciple 40's - 40 ounce bottle of malt liquor 410 - Gangster Disciple code for "Folks in battle" 420 - Gangster Disciple code for "Disciple trouble" or "Disciples in trouble"; Also refers to the time of day "pot" smokers light up; sometimes seen in graffiti 415's - Gang name taken from the telephone area code for San Francisco, CA area 5 - Number symbolic to People Nation The following slang terms are Blood terms, used to disrespect Crips and the Folk Nation 5 BAGGIN 6/ HANGIN 5 FLAGGIN 6/ DRAGGIN 5 POPPIN 6/ DROPPIN 5 BUCKIN 6/ DUCKIN 5 FLYIN 6/ DIEIN 5 ALIVE 6/ MUST DIE 5 cKlippin 6 DRIPPIN` 5 GUNNIN`6 RUNNIN` 5 PIMPIN` 6 LIMPIN` 5 LEADIN` 6 BLEADIN` 5 in the sky.....6 must die - Revenge; a People Nation member was killed - a retaliation against the Folks Nation will take place 5%, 5%er - Five Percenters 5 Percent - Five Percenters 5 Point Star - Symbolic to the People Nation 5 Poppin, 6 Droppin - People Nation - Term used to disrespect gangs in the Folks Nation; People Nation (5) members shooting at Folk Nation (6)members 5-0 - The police 510 - Oakland, CA area code; used by some to identify the location of their gang or set 50/50 - Neutral; non-gang member 5150 - Refers to a California Mental Health code; may be used to indicate the mental status of a person. May also indicate a threat by using the 5th and 1st letters of the alphabet "E" and "A" and the slang number for police "50" to mean Eradicate All Police 6 - Number symbolic to Folk Nation 6-6-2 - MOB; Numbers represent letters on telephone keypad 6-6-6 - Symbol for Aryan Brotherhood, Folks and Crips; also satanic cults 6 Point Star (of David) - Symbolic to gangs within the Folk Nation 6 Poppin, 5 Droppin - Folk Nation - Term used to disrespect gangs in the People Nation; Folk Nation (6) members shooting at People Nation (5) members 7 - Refers to the 7th letter of the alphabet "G"; may represent G for Gangster or G for God (Five Percenters) 7-4 - Code for Gangster Disciples (7th & 4th letters of alphabet) - G.D. 730 - New York State section of law that deals with mental health evaluations; used as Bloods code; describes "crazies" 88 - White Supremacist - Heil Hitler (8th letter of alphabet - H) 8-Ball - 1/8 ounce of cocaine; alliance of Crips with the Folk Nation 911 - Warning that police are coming

HIP HOP SLANG

Alternative Pronunciation Used to shorten, alter, or change the sound of a word. Often used for ease of rhyming or to fit into rhythm, such as placing emphasis on the "O" vowel, while dropping the end consontants. Can also be used as self referential humor, by adopting a known variation in pronunciation used in local or regional settings, movies or popular media, dialects, accents, etc, with the end result of an intentional adopted spelling of this pronunciation. * aight, aite, aw-ite - all right * axe - ask "I want to axe you a question." * befo' - before "I told you this befo'.’" * biatch - bitch * da' - the "He's da' man." * dat - that "I love dat." * dis - this "I love dis." * down - I'm up for it. "I'm down." * fitty - fifty "He's fitty years old.' * flava - flavor * flow - to rap, can also be used as a noun, "Listen to my flow." * flo' - floor * fo'(1)- for "This is fo' my Aunt." * fo'(2) - the number four. * fo'(3) - short for before, or any -fore suffix. * ho - prostitute, short for whore * mo' - more "I can't stand it no mo." * moo' - move "moo’ over there for me." * nigga, niggaz - one's boyz, those one hangs out with * 'sup - what's up Alternative Spelling Spelling that alters letters in a word but results in roughly the same pronunciation. The intent is to place more emphasis on a part of the word than in the traditional pronunciation. * boi - boy * herre - here, pronounced as "her", introduced by rap artist Nelly in song lyrics, "It's getting hot in herre." * phat - very cool Conjoined Words Words that are combined for ease of pronunciation, and to reduce the total number of syllables. * busta - snitch, "You's a busta." * fugly - fucking ugly, "She looks fugly." * hella - hell of "He's hella cool." * payce - peace "Payce dawg." Partial Words Uses part of a word to represent an entire word. * cuz - short for because * cuz(2) - a citation what's up cuz? / cousin, especially in Crips slang "He's my cuz." * feds - short for Federal Agents, refers to cops or other law enforcement agencies * popo - cops, short for police * po' - poor "He's too po' to afford a house." * sitch - situation Replacement Suffix The ending of a word is removed, and replaced with a new suffix used as a substitute, much like Pig latin. * bizzle - bitch * fizzle - can be female or fuck * hizzle(1) - house * hizzle(2) - hook, as in "Off the hook" * nizzle - nigga * rizzle - real * shiznit - shit * shizzle - sure * tizzle - a state of agitation or nervousness Actions * bail - leave "I'm gonna bail." * be - are, am, is - usually refers to location "I be over here." or "He be sleeping right now." * bent - intoxicated * buggin' - acting in a manner which is not socially acceptable "Why she buggin'?" * bumpin' - to one's liking "That song is bumpin'." * busta cap - to shoot a gun "I'ma busta cap in yo ass." * busta move - to act quickly, or to perform a dance move * bust out(1) - to leave, to exit. "He busted out of the club." * bust out(2) - to show or introduce something. "He busted out a deck of playing cards from his coat pocket." * chillin' - relaxing. "We chillin' at State and 3rd." * dime - hot girl * diss - to show disrespect. * fittin' or fixin' - going to do something "I'm fittin' to buy me some cigarettes." * gank - to steal "He ganked my ride." * jet - leave "We gotta jet." * lunchin' - behaving erratically * roll out - to leave * scrap - to fight "We scrapped in the back yard." * spit - see flow. Anatomy * booty - buttocks, especially female * guns - muscular arms * puntang, poontang, punanny, pooty, poot - female genitalia Brand Names & Commercial Trademarks Learn more about Product Mentions in Rap Music. * Benz - short for Mercedes Benz, known for luxury automobiles * Cristal - Roederer Cristal, a brand of champagne * Lex - short for Lexus, known for luxury automobiles Consumer Products * bub - short for bubbly, i.e. champagne * rims - wheels of a vehicle, often a customized wheel replacing a manufacturer wheel, with an appealing design or "bling-bling" appearance. Size is also a factor, generally twenty to twenty-four inches denotes luxury or extra expense. * whip - car Drug Terms * bud - marijuana * dime, dimebag, dimesack, sawbuck - a ten dollar "bag" of illicit drugs * ice - crystalized methamphetamine, ice cream, dream catcher * mac - blunt * nick, nickel, nickelbag, nickelsack, - a five dollar "bag" of illicit drugs * yayo, yay - cocaine * weed - buda, shwag, mota, bud, mary jane, dodo, green, fire, smoke, peace stick, watar, bluntos * hydro - dro, dodo, banga, ganja, dank, sticky * elbow - LB (lb.) pound of illicit drugs * dub - a twenty dollar "bag" of illicit drugs * quarter - a twenty five dollar "bag" of illicit drugs * eight ball - an eight ounce "bag" of illicit drugs * roll - MDMA, ecstasy pill Gang Terms * gangsta - member of a street gang * playa - someone who is not monogamous / someone who's really in, someone who's got a lot of respect * playa hata - one who has ill feelings towards the actions of a playa / someone with no respect, wanksta * thug - hard core gangster * wanksta - fake ass gangsta * P.H.D. - pimping hoes daily * noassatall - no ass at all * chillax - chilling while relaxing * white girl - cocaine, coke, yayo, blow,the shit Gun Terms * cap - bullet * Mac 10, Mac - gun * nine, nina - 9mm handgun * piece - gun * strapped up - holding a gun * AR - AR 15 machine gun * K - ak 47 * pump - shotgun * pistol - gun * heat - gun * biscuit - gun * ruger - gun * 4 pounda - 40 caliber gun * 44 - 44 caliber gun Locations * areous - area * crib - place of residence * hood - neighborhood * bodega - corner store * the shops - mall somewhere to go shopping Numbers * 313 - from, of, or referring to a Detroit (telephone) area code * 213 - from, of, or referring to a southern California (telephone) area code * 411 - information, from the telephone directory service in the US * 420 - marijuana related, from the police code used for possession or use of marijuana * 5-0 - police (referring to the television show Hawaii Five-O) * 808 - police code for excessive noise pollution, supposedly named after a sound system of the same name. * 730 - the code for crazy * 247 - all day hustle * 187 - murder * 817 - Fort Worth TX,(funkytown, murderworth,and partyworth) telephone area code Concepts * benjamins - refers to 100 dollar bills after the American president Benjamin Franklin, whose face is on them. "It's all about the benjamins". * bling bling - expensive jewelry or other expensive material possessions, refers to the imaginary sound of glistening metal or other shiny surfaces. "bling bling" added to Oxford Dictionary * bo janglin' – stupid, not paying attention * busted - ugly nigga, "Yo' girl is busted." * dope - cool, tight * dime - a very attractive woman, a "ten" on a scale of one-to-ten * fly - appealing "She is so fly." * koolin' it - kickin' it, chilling * kickin' - appealing "Those rims are kickin." * straight - okay * the shit - awesome, great. "That man is the shit." * tight - attractive "Your car is tight." * wack - not to one's liking "This relationship is totally wack." * ba-donka-donk - an incredibly attractive ass Relationships * boo - boy/girlfriend, beau * boyz - gang friends * brurva - a male acquaintance * crew - one's good friends (similar to boyz) * haps - mother * hoodrat - girl with loose morals * homie, homey, homeboy - friend * jigga - acquaintance, alternate of "nigga" * peeps - people, acquantainces * shorty - girl, or girl on the side Miscellaneous * jakes - cops * jonx - belongings * junk - stuff, belongings, male or female genitals * shit - stuff, belongings. "Get away from my shit." * lowckin - checking out the scene Phrases * da bomb - the bomb, i.e. cool, appealing, or popular * my bad - my mistake * off the hook, off the chain - unbelievable, outrageous, wild, etc. * peace out - good bye * rise up, foo - bring it on * school ya - to teach a lesson, to win a confrontation * sku me - excuse me * whas goin' down? - what are we doin` tonight? * what tha dilly yo? - what is going on? * what up? - hello, how are you? * word up - got that straight, that's right, or how's it going?

GANG LANGUAGE

Source: Gangs Or Us ABG - Anybody Gets It ABT - Aryan Brotherhood of Texas ADR - Used by Latin Kings; Spanish: Amor de Rey (love to the king) AK - AK 47 weapon AKIA - A Klansman I Am (KKK) AKIGY - A Klansman Is Greeting You ALKN - Almighty Latin King Nation AN - Aryan Nation (use the guise of religion) ANP - American Nazi Party AOK - Always Out Killing AR - Automatic Rifle (AR-15) ARM - Aryan Resistance Militia A Buster - A fake or imitation A-Town - Atlanta, GA Academy - Prison or jail Ace Kool - Best friend; backup Ad Seg - Administrative Segregation; prison disciplinary unit Adidas - Used by Crips; All Day I Destroy A Slob (Bloods) AK - Semi-automatic weapon;AK-47 Alice - Aryan Brotherhood All Is Good - Term used by People Nation All Is One - Term used by Folks Nation All Is Good - Term used by People Nation Almighty Latin King Nation - Hispanic street gang Always and forever - Blood for life Answer up - Bloods; Respect your superiors orders Approved For The Hood - Approved for membership in the Aryan Brotherhood Aryan Brotherhood of Texas - White supremacist prison gang ~B~ BP - Brown Pride (Hispanic) BFL - Blood For Life BG - Baby gangster; very young member BGD - Black Gangster Disciple; also known as Better Growth and Development in attempt to improve image BGDN - Black Gangster Disciple Nation BGF - Black Guerrilla Family prison gang BIH - Burn in hell BK - Blood Killer - term used by Crips BKA - Blood Killer Always BLA - Black Liberation Army - terrorist group BMW - Bob Marley Wheels - Used by Jamaican Posses as a tribute to Bob Marley - BMW is favorite automobile of the posses BNG - Bahala Na Gang - Filipino street gang Bomb - Marijuana laced with heroin BOS - Brothers of Struggle - prison faction of Gangster Disciples; also Beat On Sight BOSS - Brothers of Steady Struggle (same as BOS) BPP - Black Panther Party BPSN - Black P Stone Nation gang BTK - Born To Kill; Vietnamese street gang BWP's - Bitches With Problems B Queen - Female member of Bloods B's Up C's Down - Disrespect of Crips by Bloods Baby Gangster - Very young (7-12 years) children, who are used by gang to act as lookouts, hold drugs, guns, etc. Bad Bone - I don't trust him Baile - To fight (from Spanish verb meaning to dance) Baller - A high rolling gang member (making money) Bandera - Spanish for "flag"; refers to gang colors Banger - Gang member Bangin'- Gang fighting or violence; being in a gang Barrio (Varrio) - Spanish for "neighborhood" Base-head - Person hooked on "coke" Be down - Loyalty; defends set during adversity Beemer - BMW automobile Benzo - Mercedes Benz automobile Be Real - Prepare for war Beggars - Derogatory term used by Bloods for Muslims Big Boy - Upper echelon (leader) gang member Bitch - Someone who does not show respect; a sucker Blob - Crips derogatory term for Bloods Bloods - Black street gang originated in Los Angeles Blood In - Initiation - Initiated member must shed someone's blood; may include murder Blood Out - Member's blood spilled to get out of gang Blood In-Blood Out - Mexican Mafia motto; A requirement to join some gangs - to join, you must kill someone; your death (natural or by being killed) is the only way out of the gang Blood Killer - Term used by Crips Blow Man - Gang member selected to shoot or kill someone Blue Birds - Believed to be the original name of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang Blunt - A cigar with most tobacco removed and replaced with marijuana; may also be laced with cocaine Body Shop - Clinton Correctional Facility (NY); used by Bloods Boned out - Quit; chickened out; left Book - To run away or leave Born Mecca - Five Percenter's name describing Baltimore, MD Bote - Jail (Spanish) Bounce - To go somewhere; to leave Bowling ball - An automobile painted with speckled paint Brace Ya Self - Chill; fall back Brand - Tattoo Break - Run; get away Breakdown - A shotgun Bro - A brother Brother - A fellow gang member Bud - Marijuana cigarette Buck - Prison made alcohol; home brew Bucket - Old junky car Bull - Meaning: Bloods Usually Live Longer Bullet - One year in custody Bumble bee - Latin Kings Bumper kit - A girl's rear end Burgers - Derogatory term for Latin Kings Bust a cap - To shoot at someone Busted - Shot at someone; to be arrested Buster - A fake gang member - derogatory term for Norteño Busters, The - The police ~C~ CAT - Crippin' All (the) Time CFL - Crip For Life CK - Crip Killer - term used by Bloods CVL - Conservative Vice Lords gang C Queen - Female Crips member C World - Crips World C's Up B's Down - Disrespect of Bloods by Crips Califas - Hispanic slang for Southern California Candy land - Green Haven Correctional Facility (NY) Carcel - jail Carnal(es) - Hispanic prison/street gang member; a brother(s) Carnala - Hispanic female "sister" Catorce - Spanish for number "14" Chaca - Indian Warrior Chap(s) - A derogatory term for Norteños Check it out - Listen to what I am saying Checked in - Used by Hispanics; meaning to be initiated into a gang Chicano(a) - Male/Female Mexican American (Spanish) Chill out - Stop doing that; cool it; calm down Chillin - Hanging out; relaxing Chill Town - Long Island; Coney Island Chip dog - Gang member who skims money, drugs Chipping - Infrequent or occasional use of narcotics Chiva - Slang: Spanish for heroin Chola - Female gangster Cholo - Male gangster Chuco - Derived from "Pachuco"; an early 1940's Hispanic gang member; also slang for El Paso, Texas Clica - Spanish slang for "gang" Clique - Synonymous with gang Cold Storage - Solitary confinement (prison) Come with power - Bring your gang; a gang fight Cop - To get, to steal Cop Shop - Police station Courting in - Initiation process - fighting 2 or more gang members for a set number of seconds (usually 15 to 30) Courting out - Departing member fights 2 or more gang member for a set number of seconds (usually 15 to 60) Cousin - Enemy of Bloods (Crips) Crab - Derogatory name for Crips - used by Bloods Crew - Synonymous with gang C.R.E.A.M. - Cash Revolves Everyday Around Me Crips - Black street gang originating in Los Angeles Crip Killer - Term used by Bloods, Latin Kings Crippin' - Involved in gang banging- used by Crips Cuete - Gun (Spanish) Curb service - To sell narcotics (usually crack cocaine) on the street Cuz, Cuzz - Crips member Cuzzin - Cripping; being a gangster ~D~ DDP - Dominicans Don't Play gang DK - Disciple Killer D Mecca - Five Percenter's name describing Detroit, MI DWB - Dirty White Boys prison gang Da Jungle - Brooklyn, NY Da Projects - Sing Sing Prison Damu - Swahili for "Blood"; used by Bloods Dawg (dog) - Friendly greeting for someone De Corazon - Used by Neta; Spanish for "From the heart" Dead Presidents - Currency; money Dead Rag - Red rag; derrogatory term used by Crips for the Bloods red colors Death Row - New York City Def - Slang - short for death Demonstration - Gang fight Desert - Five Percenter name describing Queens, NY Deuce and a half - 25 caliber semi-automatic pistol Dime - 10 year prison sentence; $10 bag of drugs Dis - Slang for "disrespect" Disciple Queen - Disciple gang's female sex object Dissed Out - Given no respect; disrespect Dissin - Disrespecting another person Divorced - To get out of a gang Do a ghost - To leave the area Doing A Rambo - Attack a person Dog - Gun (used by Jamaican Posses) Dogging - Mistreating someone Dog Pound - East Coast street gang Doing a jack - Committing a robbery Don - Next rank under "king" Donuts - Derogatory term for Black Gangster Disciples Double deuce - 22 caliber weapon Double O.G. - 2nd generation gang banger Down - Connected with - as in "He's down with the set." Down for the hood - Loyalty to the neighborhood Down for mine - Ability to protect one's self Down with the set - Everything's fine; O.K. Do you want to ride - Tear his ass up Draped - Wearing a lot of jewelry Dressed down - Wearing gang related colors Drinking 40's - Drinking 40 ounce bottles of malt liquor Drippin - Colors Drive-by shooting - A planned or a random shooting; sometimes used as an initiation for a new member Dropping the flag - Quitting the gang Durag - Bandana (handkerchief) worn on the head; usually the gang colors Dusted - Killed; high on Angel Dust Efe - Spanish for letter "F" - refers to Nuestra Familia prison gang E-Ricketts - Enemy; Crips Easy walkers - Tennis shoes Eight ball - 1/8 ounce of cocaine El Rukns - Black street gang (originally Black P Stone Nation) Eme - Spanish for letter "M" - refers to Mexican Mafia priso gang Emi - Name sometimes used by Mexikanemi prison gang Ene Efe - Spanish for letters "N" & "F"; refers to Nuestra Familia prison gang Enforcer - Gang member who disciplines members for rules violations Ese - Hispanic slang - "Hey, man"; "Hey, dude Ese vato - Hispanic slang - "Hey, dude"; that person Esseys - Black street gang slang for Hispanics Everything is everything - It's all right Expect Rain/Thunder - Expect trouble ~F~ FTW - Fuck The World; term believed to have been originated by bikers but now commonly used by others F-14 Bulldogs - California prison gang with street gang chapters; Origin: Fresno, CA (14 represents Northern CA.) False Flagging - Flashing a sign or symbol by a non-gang member Ferria - Spanish for loose change; money Fila - Knife Five Nine Brims - Blood rules; 59 Brims-San Diego Blood set Five Percenters - A group that teaches that the Black man is God Flaco - Spanish for "skinny"; used as nick name Flag - Gang colors Flashing - Displaying hand signs Floatin - Driving fast Floss - To show off Flue - Derogatory term for color "blue" Flying the flag - Wearing the gang colors Folks Nation - An alliance of many gangs; all gangs of this nation use symbols or other identifers on the right side of the body Foot soldiers - Lowest rank in the set, crew, etc. Four five - 45 caliber semi-automatic pistol Free air - Released from jail or prison Friday 13th - Attica Prison (NY) Frog - A girl with no morals (hops into bed with anyone) From womb to tomb - Blood 4 Life Fugly - Extremely ugly Full gear - Blood colors (red) ~G~ G - Slang for "gangster" - for members of the Five Percenters, letter "G" represents a belief that 5%ers are God G27 - Prison gang formed in Puerto Rico - has reached U.S. east coast and may be found in several prison systems GD - Gangster Disciples; also Growth and Development for political reasons GKB - Gangsta Killer Bloods Gage - Shot gun G-ride - A stolen vehicle Game - Criminal activity Gang bang - To fight with rival gang members Gang banger - Gang member Gang banging - Involved in gang activity; usually criminal Gangsta - Term for "gangster" Ganja - Marijuana Gauge - Shotgun G Down - To get dressed up Gear - Clothing Get down - Fighting Generic - A fake Get jammed - To be accosted Get off the gate - Get it on: to start fighting Getting Busy - Doing drive-by shootings, robberies, etc. Get some gone - Get out of my face Gettin some digits - Getting someone's telephone number Ghetto Star - Drug dealer; A "hood" celebrity Ghost - To disappear; get lost Gig - A gang gathering (party, dance) Give him the big picture - meaning to "hit" someone Give him a bus ticket home - meaning to "hit" someone Ghost Town - Bronx, NY G-name - Gang members street name or monicker Glass house - A four door automobile (lots of windows or ports)) God Body - A name sometimes used by members of the Five Percenters when referring to themselves or another member Going Off - Acting crazy Going on line - To join a gang Got it going on - A successful person; successful gangster Graffiti - Signs, symbols, writings, defining a gang's neighborhood, turf, or territory G-ster - Short for gangster ~H~ H8 - Hate; "H" plus eight = hate HBS - Hanging, Banging, Slanging; Hanging out, Banging, Selling dope HPL - Hermanos de Pistoleros Latinos - Hispanic prison gang Ham sandwich - Derogatory term for Muslims Hardcore - Extreme; big time gangster Hardcore gang member - May be the leader; usually the most violent and street wise Heart - Courage Hermanos de Pistoleros Latinos - Hispanic prison gang He's from no where - No gang affiliation High numbers - Large denominations of money High rollin - Making money; dealing in drugs High roller - Usually the leaders who control the drug dealing; those who reap the profits Hittin up - Putting up graffiti Holding down - Controlling turf or an area Holding Aces - I'm unarmed; I need a gun Holmes - Home boy Home boy - A fellow gang member from the same neighborhood Home grown - Born in the hood; a brother from the South Homey - homie From the same neighborhood; a fellow gang member Homos - Derogatory term for Ñetas Hood - Neighborhood; a gangster Hood Rat - A Black prostitute on crack cocaine Hooked up - Affiliated with a gang Hook me up - Set up a deal Hyna - Girl friend (used by Hispanics) IG - Imperial Gangsters street gang IGC - Insane Gangster Crip (west coast) INP - International Posse; a multicultural Florida based gang Inca - Highest ranking officer in the Latin Kings Indios - Spanish for "indian"; used by Barrio Azteca towards fellow gang members Insane Gangster Crips - West coast set In the clouds - High on drugs In the mix - Gang activity ~J~ J-1 - Penal code for murder in Kansas Jacked - Robbed - usually at gun point Jacked up - Beaten or assaulted Jammed - Confronted Jefe - Spanish for "boss" or "chief" Jet - To run away Jive - Used instead of "five" by Black Gangster Disciples Jive Percenter - Used by Five Percenters for someone who does not truly represent the Five Percenters Joto - Spanish for "homosexual" Juice - Respect Jumped in - Initiation into a gang Jumped out - Process of leaving a gang; usually requires person to survive a beating by 2 or more members Jumping in - Initiation into gang; requires person to survive beating to show no fear and to defend honor ~K~ KKK - Ku Klux Klan Keep it moving - Forever represent (rep) your set KHMER - Refers to Khmer Rouge, a Cambodian revolutionary force; found on Asian gang members as a tattoo or in graffiti Kibbles - N - Bits - Crumbs of cocaine Kicking it - Taking it easy; relaxing Kicks - Sneakers Killa - Killer Kite - Illegal written prison correspondence; a letter Knocked - Killed Ku Klux Klan - White supremacists; Violent history dates to post Civil War Kool - Everything's all right; it's O.K. ~L~ L,L,L,W,U,K - Love, Life, Loyalty, Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge - used by Folk Nation LKK - Latin King Killer LR - La Raza; Spanish term meaning "Race" Lady in red - My bitch (lady); Bloods La Eme - Spanish for the letter "M" - Refers to the Mexican Mafia prison gang La Trece - Spanish for "the 13"; a reference to Southern California allegiance Lame - Boring; pitiful as in "That's a lame excuse." La Raza - Spanish meaning: Race (ethnicity); has been adopted as a gang name in some areas Live hook up - Phone call made from jail or prison to the outside worLit up - Shot at Lizard butt - Ugly girl Loc - Loco; crazy (also lok) Locs - Dark sun glasses; Folks Nation members Looking to machine - Seeking sex Lord Allah - Five Percenters name describing Los Angeles, CA Low budget - Cheap girl (date) ~M~ MM - Mexican Mafia prison gang MMM - Money, Macks, (weapon) and Murder; money, mayhem, and murder; sometimes money, making more money, and murder MOB - Member Of Bloods; Money Over Bitches MOM - Member of Mecca; tattoo worn by a member of the Five Percenters MSB - Money, Sex, Bitches MS 13 - Mara Salvatrucha (13 represents South) Make it hot enough - Prepare for war Man, The - Police Maricon - Spanish for "homosexual" Mark - A wannabe gang member Marano - Spanish for "pig"; refers to corrections or law enforcement officers Married - Joined a street or prison gang Mecca - Name describing Harlem, NY; Also used by Bloods to disrespect Crips - Murder Every Crazy Crip Alive Medina - Five Percenters name describing Brooklyn, NY Mission - Contract "hit"; drive by shooting Mi vida loca - Spanish for "My crazy life"; depicts gangs attitude to life in general Moniker - Street name; nick name Morocco - Five Percenters name describing Seattle, WA Mota - Spanish slang for marijuana Mushroom - An innocent by-stander in a drive-by shooting My bad - It's my fault; my mistake My nine - 9 mm semi-automatic pistol ~N~ N/H - Neighborhood NF - Nuestra Familia - Hispanic prison gang NLR - Nazi Low Riders - white supremacist street and prison gang NS - Northern Structure - Hispanic prison gang NSWP - Neo Supreme White Power Nation - An alliance or affiliation of many gangs Nation of Gods and Earths - Five Percenters; God represents the Black man; Earth represents the Black woman New Jerusalem - Five Percenters name describing State New Jersey Ñeta - Hispanic gang that formed in prison system in Puerto Rico. Now a very powerful prison gang found mainly in east coast prison systems Nickel - A 5-year prison sentence Nickel Bag - $5 worth of drugs Nickel Bags - Derogatory term for Five Percenters Norte - Spanish for "north" Norteño/Norte 14 - Spanish for"northern" or "from the north" Northern Structure - Hispanic prison gang Nosedrops - Drugs; narcotics Nuestra Familia - Prison gang - Spanish for "Our Family" Nuttin but gangster - Keeping it real OB - Original Banga OG - Original Gangster; usually the founder of the set; upper echelon of leadership in the gang OPP - Other Peoples Property OZ - Ounce of drugs Opposites - Enemies Original Gangster - A leader; usually the founder of the set; one who moved up to the top, sometimes through attrition ~P~ P's - Pachucos PV - Por Vida; Spanish for; "for life"; "always" Pachucos - Hispanic street gang formed during the early 1940's; involved in "Zoot suit" riots in L.A. Packing - To have a gun on your person Peace out - See you later; goodbye Peckerwoods - A Caucasian; cracker (Southern slang) Peep - Look at; listen up; used by Five Percenters to describe the new followers who are learning the philosophy of the group Pee wees - Young gang members; used as runners and look-outs Pelon - Spanish moniker meaning "bald" or "baldy" People Nation - An alliance of many gangs; gangs within this nation wear symbols and identifiers on the left side of the body Piru - Los Angeles street where Bloods originated; nick name for Bloods Placa - a gang member's street name Player - Gang member Played out - Something that is no longer used Pop goes the weasel - To kill someone PoPo - Police Ports - Windows of an automobile Por vida - Spanish for: "for life"; "always" Posse - Synonymous with gang; primarily used on East Coast; Jamaican gang members Primo - marijuana cigarette laced with cocaine Puro 13 - Meaning "Pure 13"; a reference to Southern California allegiance Puta - Spanish for "prostitute" Put 'em in check - To discipline someone Put in work - Doing an enemy; do a shooting; a mission Puto - Spanish for "homosexual" Puto mark - Crossing out or disrespecting another gangs graffiti ~Q~ Que pasa - Spanish for "What's happening?" Que paso - Spanish for "What happened?"< Queen - Female gang member ~R~ RIP - Rest In Peace; used in graffiti as a sign of past or futur violence Rack up - Shop lift in large quantities Rag - Gang colors< Rata - An informant; snitch Red Rum - Murder spelled backwards Red Zone - Prepare for war; get ready Relative - Blood term for homeboys Ride - Car Ride on - To go to a rival gangs neighborhood or turf to fight or do a drive-by shooting Rifa, rifamos - Spanish slang meaning "We rule", "We reign", "We are the best" Right Hand Soldier - Term used by some BGD; meaning 2nd in command next to Original Gangster Rip-off - Steal/take; as in taking drugs from a dealer Road Dog - Homie; partner; close friend Rockafella - Rock him to sleep; kill him Rock star - Crack cocaine user Rolled up - Arrested Rollin one time - 5-0 (police) are coming Rooster - Piru (Bloods) Rosco - Gun (usually a hand gun) Ruby Red - Girl; woman; lady; bitch ~S~ SLA - Symbionese Liberation Army SMM - Sex, Money, Murder STR8 - STR plus 8 = "straight" SWP - Supreme White Power; also Salvadorians With Pride sXe - Symbol representing "Straight Edgers Saggin - Wearing pants real low; gangstering Salami's - Derogatory term for Muslims Satin Disciples - White (Caucasian) Disciples gang members Scarface - New York Bloods Scary Dudes - Latin Kings Scrap - Derogatory term used by Norteño (Northern California) gang members to describe Sureño (Southern California) gang members Seeing eye nigga - I've got your back covered Sell out - To sell out your race; your set; your gang Set - Neighborhood gangs; term used for a gang by members of street gangs. Many sets are loyal to the Bloods, Crips, or People or Folks Nations. Set tripping - To jump from one gang to another Shank - Home-made prison knife Shaolin - Reference to Staten Island (NY) Shive - Home-made prison knife Shot caller - Gang member in charge Shovel time - Time to kill or bury someone Six pack - Police line up of six individuals Six popping, five dropping - Folk shooting, People dropping (dying) Slanging - Selling cocaine on the streets Slipping - Not being alert; not paying attention Sleeved - Members arms covered with tattoos Slob - Crips derogatory name for Bloods Smoke - To shoot someone Snow cone - An ice pick (used as a weapon) Soflon - Spanish for informant; snitch; stool pigeon Soldier - Lower echelon gang member; performs tasks and commits crimes as ordered Stall it out - To stop doing something; discontinue Stinger - Prison term: a home-made electrical device to heat water Store - Prison commissary Straight (Str8) - For real; serious Straight Edgers (sXe) - White vegetarians who denounce alcohol, tobacco, and drugs; some prone to violence Strapped - To be packing (carrying) a gun Strawberry - A white prostitute on crack cocaine Sudan - Five Percenters name describing Dallas, TX Sup - What's up Sur 13 - Sur - Spanish meaning "south" - 13 indicates allegiance to Southern California Surat - Derogatory term for Sureño Sureño /Sureño 13 - Spanish meaning "southern" or "from the south"; 13 synonymous with south ~T~ T4L - Thug 4 Life; Thug For Life TG - Tiny Gangster (young gang member) TS - Texas Syndicate prison gang TTTT - Tattoo used by Asian gangs; represents: Tihn (love) Tien (money), Tu (prison), Toi (crime) Take him out of the box - To kill someone Tat - Tattoo Terror Dome - Attica Prison (NY) Texas Syndicate - Hispanic prison gang The torch is lit - Gang hit Thug Life - Popular graffiti and tattoo; also: (1) Blood term: I love my Blood set; (2) Folks Nation Term - "Traditional Hoover UnderGround referring to nations leader Larry Hoover Thumper - Gun Tools - corrections term for weapons To the curb - Broke; no money or drugs Toss up - A girl used for sex Trece - Spanish meaning "13" - term used by Hispanics to show allegiance to Southern California Trey eight - 38 caliber pistol Triple O - Bloods gangster Turbo - Marijuana cigarette laced with cocaine Turf - Gang territory; usually in a neighborhood Turning out - Disrupting with violence ~U~ UBL - Undying Blood Love UBN - United Blood Nation - an alliance of Blood sets Up on it - To know about the drug scene; doing well ~V~ VL - Vice Lords street gang Varrio - Spanish meaning "neighborhood" Vato - Spanish meaning "man", "guy", "dude" Vato Loco - Spanish meaning "crazy dude", "gangster" Veterano - Oldest of the gang members; veteran; former member Vice Lords - Chicago's oldest street gang Vicky Lou's - Derogatory name for Vice Lords Vida Loca - Crazy life ~W~ WAR - White Aryan Resistance Wave - Short hair cut Waz up - What's up; what's happening West Asia - Five Percenters name describing San Francisco, CA Wet 'em up - Rap slang: to make someone bleed as in stabbed or shot What it B like - Bloods member greeting What it C like - Crips member greeting Word - O.K.; all right ~X~ X3 - 13; relates to Southern California Hispanics X4 - 14; relates to Northern California Hispanics XIII - 13; relates to Southern California Hispanics XIV - 14; relates to Northern California Hispanics XV3 (18) - 18th Street Gang ~Y~ YG - Young Gangster - A new member Y Que - Spanish meaning "So what?" or "What are you going to do about it?" ~Z~ Z - Frequently replaces letter "S" as in Gangstaz, Thugz for life Zip gun - Home made pistol from http://www.222antigang.org Read more : blood gang signs and Clothing WEST SIDE ROLLIN 20’s NEIGHBORHOOD BLOODS mafia Crip sign Compton Crip "City of Compton"