The short 'hip-hop' dictionary:
worth a look (and integration into your daily vocabulary!)
a minute - phrase - A relatively short interval of time. "Vanilla Ice
hasn't had a hit in a minute."
dog (dawg) - noun - 1.) A man who is unfaithful or
treats his female
partners unchivalrously. "My ex-boyfriend is such a dog." (2.) One's
compatriot or comrade. "I'm just hanging with my dogs, watching 'Trading
Spaces.'" (3) Verb: To insult or criticize. "My friends are dogging
me
for buying the new Yanni CD, but I don't care."
floss - (floss) - verb - To live a luxurious or decadent
lifestyle.
"Since he got his Hamptons house, my dentist is really flossing."
heezy (hee-zee) - noun - 1.) The house (literally
and figuratively.) "If
that's how you're going to act, I'm taking my toys and going back up in
the heezy." 2.) The hook (figuratively), as in "off the hook,"
or
spectacular. "Man, that new Celine Dion track was off the heezy!"
fo sheezy (fo shee-zee) - interjection - For sure;
certainly. See also
fo shizzle. "Dairy products are an important source of calcium, fo
sheezy."
fo shizzle (fo shi-zul) - interjection - For sure;
certainly. See also
fo sheezy. "Spinach is an excellent source of iron, fo shizzle."
ice (ice) - noun - Diamonds. "I'm having my ice
appraised at the
jeweler's."
iced out (iced owt) - adj. phrase - Bedecked in diamonds.
"Liz Taylor
was really iced out at that charity gala."
mad (mad) - adverb - Very; extremely; or, a great
deal of. "Martha
Stewart's got mad recipes in her magazine."
playa (play-uh) - noun - A charming ladies' man or
Casanova; also, one
who lives a luxurious or affluent lifestyle. "Former President Bill
Clinton is a true playa."
props (props) - plural noun - Accolades; credit for
work well done. "Dad
deserves mad props for lowering his cholesterol level."
rock - verb - To wear or sport. "Grandpa was
rocking his plaid pants on
the golf course today."
ya heard? - interjection - Used for rhetorical emphasis
when conveying a
point. "The stock market is definitely going to rebound in >the fourth
quarter, ya heard?"