NYC Slang

A rocker-locking folding knife, which was capable of flick action opening (flick of the wrist), orig…

(US, New York) An early onset of winter, an early (October) cold snap, often followed by flurries of…

(slang, especially, New York, w:Chicago, Chicago, MTE, MLE) A police officer, a law enforcement offi…

NYC / tri-state greeting — a drawn-out "yeah" that doubles as "hello," "hell yeah," and "pay attenti…

(AAVE, New York, hip-hop, _, slang) alone, by oneself, without a companion.

New York City AAVE slang for a notably large, shapely backside. Used primarily as a noun but also ad…

New York City AAVE slang for a woman considered promiscuous or sexually loose — used as a derogatory…

NYC intensifier — "very" or "really." "Mad good," "mad people," "mad expensive." Marks the speaker a…

A small corner store, especially in NYC and other Northeast cities, typically run by Latino or Yemen…

(slang) To perform a dance (originating in New York drill music culture) which involves repeatedly h…

A spread of cream cheese on a bagel — the classic NYC bagel order is "with a schmear." Used precisel…

Strong respect, expressed earnestly. The "mad" is the NYC intensifier; the phrase travels nationally…

Untrustworthy, shady, deceitful. Stronger than "shady"; often applied to people who'll betray you. D…

(slang) An unsanctioned speed record drive from New York City to Los Angeles, in order to achieve a …

(New York City, slang, pejorative) Of people who travel to Manhattan via bridge or tunnel from surro…

(transitive, New York City, slang) To rob or mug (someone).

Any of various red cars formerly used in the New York City subway system; or a train of such cars.

(US, dialect, archaic) murderer as pronounced by some speakers of New York City English with the hig…