All Things Ghetto
Ghetto Slang Dictionary (Unofficial Ed. 2003)
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Wack (wak) adj.,
Bad, negative, messed up, terrible.
“That new CD from Brittany Spears is wack.” Superlative
wickity-wack. “That
one from Christina Aguilera is wickity-wack.
[Etym., African American]
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Wannabe
(WAN-a-bee) n., adj., Someone who “wants to be” something
he/she isn’t, such as an athlete, a strong person, a leader.
“That Eddie is such a wannabe.”
“Yeah, he’s a wannabe rock star.”
[Etym., African American]
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Wazzup,
(waz-ZUP) interj., what’s up?
What’s happening? How
are you doing? Var: wazzupers? “Hello? Oh,
hi, partna, wazzup?” [Etym.,
90’s youth]
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Whoady (WHOE-dee)
n., Friend, family. “He’s been my whoady for three years.”
[Etym., New Orleans]
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Womp, (wahmp) v.,
to be negative, sometimes to smell bad.
“This sucks, this really womps.” [Etym., Berkeley
High]
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Word, (werd) interjection,
An exclamation of agreement, affirmation.
Also: Word up.
“That’s the best jump shot I’ve ever seen!”
“Word!” [Etym., African American, church, 1960’s]
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Yoink,
(yoink), exclaim. An exclamation used while stealing something quickly.
“I think I like your
cat ... yoink!” [Etym.,
The Simpsons, 1990]
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Zuke, (zook) n.,
A man dressed in Latin style, very stylishly and carefully dressed.
A Chicano/Latino male. “Man,
that guy was a real zuke.” [Etym.,
Chicano/Spanish]
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