And if you scroll down even further, you’ll peep some lingo from the 1990s as well. Below, you can find a dictionary of rap slang used since the 2000s. There’s plenty more where that comes from.

“Red bottoms, I'm kicking shit, I'm flossing on you fools/Cameltoe big, I see the print inside her suit,” Young Thug spits on “Daddy’s Birthday” in 2017. “There go a rocket, is Take' in it?/It's a problem with few then we straightenin' it,” Quavo raps on Migos' 2021 track “Straightenin.” The word flossin’ is a valid example as well, referring to flexing and stunting. We can thank Migos for bringing the term to life. Take for example straightenin’, which means getting something back on track. There are plenty of verbs in rap lingo, too. 'You got that fire and I'm not a liar/You had me down on my knees every day, had to talk with Messiah,' Future raps on Drake's 2021 song 'Desires.' The word fire is also used to describe having guns on deck and potent marijuana. The description is used to describe something or someone that’s of high quality. On the note of adjectives, the word fire finds its way into nearly every album and song.

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