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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