Street slang for cocaine, referencing its hard, white physical appearance when sold in rock or powder form. The term is fairly direct in its descriptive metaphor and is used in drug-trade and hip-hop lyrical contexts. It is one of dozens of cocaine synonyms that circulate in street and music culture, varying by region and era, each serving the same function of coded reference.
The lyrics referenced hard white and fast money in the same breath, which was practically a genre cliche by then.
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Street slang for cocaine, specifically referring to crack cocaine or powdered cocaine in its hard, white crystalline or rock form. The term is direct — describing the drug's physical appearance — and is used in drug trade contexts and hip-hop lyrics. It's blunt, descriptive slang that does exactly what it says, naming the product by its most obvious visual characteristic.
The whole neighbourhood knew he was moving hard-white out of that corner store front.
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(slang) Cocaine.
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