Embarrasing mistake or moment; used to refer somebody or situation.
Orgin: Sf bayarea mid 80's hiphop street
a person who trys to do something but does it wrong.
sample situation:
just like when a guy trys to talk to a girl on a flight of stairs but falls down it. and a group of friends in the distance watching yells "MODED!" and laughs.
or somebody sees somthing happen and under his voice he whispers to his friend. "that shit was moded".
"Jayjay been braggin he could slam. and when he try to prove it he missed the rim and fell backwards".... "yea that shit was moded! hahahah!"
Refered to a messed up van but now is used to mean any car that is messed up.
like a hoopty .
Orgin:LA 80's
shank, shanked
orgin: prison slang
A homemade knife.
made out of scrap of metal found anywhere and sharpend like a knife. and bottom tightly wrapped with a cloth as a handle.
shanked.
to be stabbed by a homemade knife.
"CrookedEye John" got shanked up..
I heard he got hit with a rusty shank.
nickname for chicago
Orgin:late 1800's
place not really windy. in the late 1800 It was coined in a newspaper to give it a bad name just so an annual grand carnival could redirect to new york instead.
Nickname just stuck and is used alot now.
"Windy City!! What's Up CHI TOWN!!!"
FOB - is a degrading term for people not up to date on the culture which is an abbreviation for (Fresh Of the Boat.)
meaning you still carry your sense of fashion from your country which clashes with the current countries cultures.
Origin: Hawaii 60's
Local Hawaiians used it to refer to white people who came from mainland US to Hawaii. Its was used a lot by locals and surfers. it was to refer to white people who wasn't up to date on the culture.
It is now used a lot by Asians to refer to immigrant Asians of the same sense.
"Man! whats up with your shoes? thats fob!"
"Dood! check out the howlie with the yellow hat. what a fob."
A Police officer. especially the ones that rides on bikes.
Orgin: California late 80's
police officers that patrols certain beaches on bikes wore a vest that said PO in huge blockletters on each of their chest. which means Police Officer. they usually ride around in group of two's.
when you see them coming by. you see the word "PO" "PO" when they stand next to each other.
Man.. here comes the PoPo to tell us what to do again.