Gang Slang
~A~
AB - Aryan Brotherhood
ABG - Anybody Gets It
ABT - Aryan Brotherhood of Texas
ADR - Used by Latin Kings; Spanish: Amor de Rey (love to the king)
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
AP or AP 13 - Armenian Power gang
ARM - Aryan Resistance Militia
A Buster - A fake or imitation
A-Town - Atlanta, GA
Abeja - Aryan Brotherhood
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)
Agua - Spanish for water - used as slang for Meth (methamphetamine)
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 Well - 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
BHB - Bounty Hunter Bloods
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
Bombita - Slang for Tri-City Bombers
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
Bang'em - Kill a Crip
Banger - Gang member
Bangin'- Gang fighting or violence; being in a gang
Barrio (Varrio) - Spanish for "neighborhood"
Base-head - Person hooked on "coke"
Bay - Pelican Bay State Prison, California
Be down - Loyalty; defends set during adversity
Be on the nut, to: To be broke
Beemer - BMW automobile
Being made - The process of being inducted in to the Mexican Mafia (La eMe)
Benzo - Mercedes Benz automobile
Be Real - Prepare for war
Beggars - Derogatory term used by Bloods for Muslims
Big Boy - Upper echelon (leader) gang member
Big Homey - A Mexican Mafia member
Big Sleep - Death
Binki - A prison made hypodermic needle
Bitch - Someone who does not show respect; a sucker
Bitch mark - A razor slash across the face to let others know the
individual is on the hit list.
Blaaaat - The Blood sound or saying to let others know something is
happening. (An assault, meeting, a disciplinary)
Black Hand - The symbol of the California, Arizona, and Federal factions of
the Mexican Mafia
Blast - To assault someone on sight
Blob - Crips derogatory term for Bloods
Block rep - An individual who is responsible for Eme and Sureño activities
in a cell block
B L O O D - Blood Love Overcomes Our Depression or Brotherly Love Overrides
Oppression & Destruction
Bloods - Black street gang originated in Los Angeles
Blood alley - A location on the lower yard of San Quentin State Prison
where hits often took place.
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
Blue Notes - An organized sub-set of the Crips in the California prison
system
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
Bomba - Bomb
Bone crusher - A very large homemade prison knife - a shank
Boned out - Quit; chickened out; left
Bone Yard - An area where conjugal visits occur in prison.
Book - To run away or leave
Boot Hill - Prison cemeteries at Folsom and San Quentin State Prisons in
California
Born Mecca - Five Percenter's name describing Baltimore, MD
Bote - Jail (Spanish)
Bounce - To go somewhere; to leave
Bow gun - a prison made cross bow
Bowling ball - An automobile painted with speckled paint
Brace Ya Self - Chill; fall back
Brand - Tattoo
Brand, the - The Aryan Brotherhood prison gang
Break - Run; get away
Breakdown - A shotgun
Bro - A brother
Brother - A full fledged Mexican Mafia 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
Bunny Hunters - Bounty Hunters
Burgers - Derogatory term for Latin Kings
Burners - guns
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
Cacuchones - Spanish slang for cops or prison guards
Calcos - Spanish slang for shoes
Calienton - Spanish for heater - Often used to describe a beating
Califas - Hispanic slang for Southern California
Call it a day - To drop out of La Eme - Someone who has entered protective
custody
Camarada - A trusted associate of the Mexican Mafia
Candy land - Green Haven Correctional Facility (NY)
Canton - Spanish slang for cell
Carnal - Hispanic prison/street gang member; a brother
Carnal de Palabra - Spanish for brother of word - A phrase used to describe
an influential Eme member
Carnala - Hispanic female "sister"
Catorce - Spanish for number "14"
Chansa - Chance
Chapete - Spanish slang for a stupid or worthless person
Check it out - Listen to what I am saying
Check in - To go into protective custody
Checked in - Used by Hispanics; meaning to be initiated into a gang
Chicha - Spanish slang for prison made wine
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
Chirujo - Spanish slang for a homosexual
Chiva - Slang: Spanish for heroin
Chola - Hispanic girl involved with gangs
Cholo – Hispanic male involved with gangs
Cho-mo - Child molester
Christmas Tree - A prison shank cut into the shape of an Christmas tree so
as to prevent the victim from extracting it from his body
Chuco - Derived from "Pachuco"; an early 1940's Hispanic gang
member; also slang for El Paso, Texas
Clean House - A process where Eme members murder fellow members to get rid
of non-productive members
Clica - Spanish slang for "gang"
Clique - Synonymous with gang
Cold Storage - Solitary confinement (prison)
Come with power - Bring your gang; a gang fight
Contract - An ordered homicide
Colors - Item of clothing worn to signify gang membership
Cop - To get, to steal
Cop Shop - Police station
Co-sign - Orders given and approved by another authority
Corpitos – Term used by Hispanic inmates when referring to Corpus Christi,
Texas.
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
Crank it - Turn the music up loud
Crew - Synonymous with gang
C.R.E.A.M. - Cash Revolves Everyday Around Me
Cripos - Spanish slang for Crips
Crips - Black street gang originating in Los Angeles
Crip Killer - Term used by Bloods, Latin Kings
Crippin' - Involved in gang banging- used by Crips
Cuartito - Spanish slang for 1/4 gram of heroin
Cuete - Gun (Spanish)
Cuerno De Chivo - Spanish slang for AK-47
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 for 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
DC Boys - A Washington D.C. African American prison gang
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
Drive up on - To plan
and conduct an assault
Drop out - A prison gang member who defects from the organization
Dropping the flag - Quitting the gang
Dry Snitch - Someone who provides information to law enforcement but
refuses to testify
Durag - Bandana (handkerchief) worn on the head; usually the gang colors
Dusted - Killed; high on Angel Dust
~E~
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
Emero - A Mafioso
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~
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
Farmero - Derogatory term for a Nuestra
Familia prison gang member
Featherwood/peckerwood - A weatherwood is a
white female gang member; a peckerwood is a white male gang member
Feria
- Spanish for loose change; money
Fiero - A prison knife or shank
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
Flip - To cooperate with law enforcement
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
Gated out - Released from prison
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
Green light - The OK to kill someone
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
Handle - To arrange a hit
Hard Candy - A phrase used to describe an
assault with intent to kill
Hardcore
- Extreme; big time gangster
Hardcore
gang member - May be the leader; usually the most violent and street wise
Hard Rules - A rule that if broken, is
punishable by death
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
Hit - A killing
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 Netas
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
Huila - Spanish slang for "kite or note"
~I~
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
Ink
- Tattoos
In The Hat - To be on the hit list
Insane Gangster Crips - West coasts set
In
the clouds - High on drugs
In
the mix - Gang activity
Issue - Crime or problem
~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"
Jugetes - Spanish for toys - Guns or shanks
Jump out - Hit the streets
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
Junta - Spanish for meeting
~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"
La Clica - Spanish slang for La Eme
Lady
in red - My bitch (lady); Bloods
La
Eme - Spanish for the letter "M" - Refers to the Mexican Mafia prison
gang
La Mariposa - Spanish for the butterfly -
used as an alternate name for La Eme
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
La Vida Loca - Spanish for "the crazy
life"
Lechugas - Members of the unrecognized
faction of the Eme
Lista - The hit list
Live
hook up - Phone call made from jail or prison to the outside world
Lizard butt - Ugly girl
Llanta - Spanish for tire - Used as a
derogatory term to describe Blacks
Llavero - A Mexican Mafia associate who
servers as a leader on the prison yard
Loc
- Loco; crazy (also lok)
Locs
- Dark sun glasses; Folks Nation members
Lodo - Spanish for mud - used to describe
heroin
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
Made The Olympic Diving Team - Means that a
person had entered into protective custody (PC)
Maquina - Spanish for machine - Refers to
the daily exercise routine that the Sureños mandatorily in
Mexikanemi - Unrecognized Texas faction of
the Eme
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
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
Notches ' number of hits in which someone
has participated
Nosedrops
- Drugs; narcotics
Nuestra
Familia - Prison gang - Spanish for "Our Family"
Nuttin
but gangster - Keeping it real
~O~
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
Orale - Hey, OK, Right on
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
Paisa - A Mexican National
Peace out - See you later; goodbye
Peckerwoods - A Caucasian; cracker (Southern slang)
Pedaso - Spanish for piece - A pedaso is a prison
shank
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"
PEN1 - Public Enemy Number One
People Nation - An alliance of many gangs; gangs within this nation wear
symbols and identifiers on the left side of the body
Pico Hielo - Spanish for "ice pick"
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
Sandwich - To stab a victim using two or more assailants, thereby
sandwiching the victim
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)
Shift Gears - To jerk a knife around in circular motions while it is
embedded in the torso of the target in an effort to cause massive trauma and
death
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
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
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
Tipped up - Member of STG (prison gang)
Tools - corrections terms 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
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?"
Ya basta - That's
enough (not slang)
~Z~
Z - Frequently replaces letter "S" as in
Gangstaz, Thugz for life
Zip gun - Home made pistol