Slang Word of the Day: Do You Drive a "Hoopty?"

Now, I don't mean to clown (Well, kinda). There's a bunch of cats out there that ain't got cars, or even licenses, but if you do have a ride, it HAS to be presentable. Guy likes girl, girl likes object. Guy uses objects to get girl. It's that simple. To quote Dave Chappelle, "If a man could f*** a girl in a cardboard box, he wouldn't buy a house." A presentable car is a must if you're gonna pull broads, fellas. It's the way of the world. If you're riding around in a "hoopty," you might as well be driving your Nikes or waiting on the bus stop.

That leads us to today's word, "hoopty." A hoopty is a noun, and is a beaten-up, raggedy-looing, "ghetto" car. If you don't know what one is, well, let's just hope you're not driving one. Need help figuring it out? It's a good thing we're here...

*If you only have rims on one side of your car...you're driving a hoopty.
*If your car can't reverse, and you have to physically push it to get it out of a parking stall...you're driving a hoopty.
*If you live in Hawaii and your A/C doesn't work...you're driving a hoopty.
*If the driver door lock doesn't work, and you get in your car buy unlocking the shotgun door and then reaching over and unlocking the driver-side door...you're driving a hoopty.
*If your windshield wipers don't work...you're driving a hoopty.
*If when you roll your window up and it goes down, and when you roll it down, it goes up...you're driving a hoopty.

Consider yourselves informed, and remember, no matter what piece of s*** car you drive, to always buckle-up!

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Slang Word of the Day: 3/16

Light-weight (lahyt-weyt):
-adjective
-Origin: Bay Area
-UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THE WORD "LOW-KEY" BE SUBSTITUTED!!!

As a young person, and as a colored person, but most of all as a young colored person I enjoy using what the elderly and English teachers, but most of all the elderly English teachers would call "slang." But I do not like it when people don't use slang correctly.

This week's word, is "lightweight." Lightweight basically means "kind of," or a "little bit." It is meant to be used in circumstances when there are shades of gray. For example, one can be "lightweight hungry," like when you won't go to the kitchen and make something to eat for yourself, or you won't reach over to your phone and order a pizza, but if say, someone were to offer you a half-eaten sandwich, you'd take it and eat it so fast it looked like you made out with it. That's lightweight.

In addition, one can be "lightweight tipsy." Say for example, your make-up is a little smeared and you're slurring your speech, but you're definitely not giving your number out to the Marine that keeps asking you to dance and has followed you all over the club. That's lightweight.

"Lightweight" is a status that can be easily changed. Thirsty, tired, poor. "Lightweight" should not be used with concrete things. For example, one cannot be "lightweight engaged." You're either wearing a ring, or you're not. Just like you can't be "lightweight pregnant." You're either with child, or you're not.

Further, I have heard some people use the word "low-key" in place of "lightweight." This is a HUGE slang faux pas. Never, ever, use the word "low-key."

White people, consider this your lesson for the day.

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Slang Word of The Day

Wut it do folks! Todays slang word is "blast" and can also be used as a phrase to "put on blast". Basically, to put someone on "blast" means to either openly make fun of, or call out someone for doing, wearing, saying, dancing with, drinking/eating (and basically any other action) something. Example, "the guys put (NAME OF PERSON) on blast for dancing wit a dude at the club." Notice how the person is being put on "blast" because he danced wit a dude at the club and the guys are openly making fun of him. You can also put someone on "Front St." which is a synonym for "blast". Keep in mind this can be fun but may also cause people to get butt-hurt..."But u don't have to take my word for it!" ...Reading Rainbow? remember!? ahaha nvermind.

Cyle

Ps. We still got mad love for u Curtis!...big ups to Levar Burton too.

Slang Word of the Day

So we feel that it's our duty to "urbanize" White people and not-down Colored folk with the newest, and freshest slang.

Today's word is "No Homo."

"No homo" is a phrase that is often used after someone, inadvertantly or not, says and/or does something that can be viewed as "gay."

For example, Cyle got a haircut on Friday and I said to him, "Ay dog, your haircut looks nice, no homo." Thus nullifying any homosexual undertone.

For whatever reason, in today's society it is viewed as "not cool" or "weird" for a man to compliment his fellow man on his external appearance, or just on anything in general. "No homo" allows us to do this now. This allows me to compliment a fellow man on his appearance and watch "Brokeback Mountain" and "The Crying Game" without feeling "gay."

That being said, I'm gonna go watch "300" and admire Leonidas' abs...no homo.

Anthony

P.S. We here @ "A Dime & A Nickel" do not discriminate against people regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, race, religion, quantity of baby's daddies and/or STD's. We celebrate and promote diversity. Please do not be offended, it is not our intention to do so. Heck, we didn't come up with the phrase...