[Steve A]

Originally Posted by vivekk

Glad to see you're back, Steve.

Perhaps you need to try out the 'New York Black Street Slang Exam':

1. How do you say "Excuse Me" or "Pardon Me" or "Sorry!"?

2. If someone says "Ayyyy-Yooo!" to you on the street, what is your reply?

3. "I'm a snuff you" means...
A. I'm gonna punch you.
B. I'm gonna kill you.
C. I'm gonna leave you.
D. All of the above.

4. "She got a gas face" means...
A. She has light skin.
B. She's very happy.
C. She's giving you a dirty look.
D. None of the above.

5. "It's the ball!" means what?

6. "Nine pound" means what?

7. What is a "Hoop-Dee"?

8. Name the following places in New York:
A. Up North
B. Strong Island
C. Boogie Down
D. The Hill
E. Sha-Lin

9. Does "Buttafuco" mean:
A. Faggy.
B. Cool.
C. Both.
D. Neither.

10. "Mom's Dew" means what?


Answers: New York Black Street Slang Exam

1. "My bad." - correct
2. "Aw-ite" (derivative of "alright!") - correct
3. A. "I'm gonna punch you." wrong mate its kill you
4. C. "She's giving you a dirty look." - correct
5. "It is good!" - correct
6. The year 1995. viv 1995 was dessribed as the 'nine nickel'
7. A broken down car that rides low to the ground driven mainly by Dominicans. - correct
8. A. The New York State Penitentiary - correct
B. Long Island - correct
C. The Bronx - correct
D. Staten Island - wrong its marble hill in manhattan
E. Brooklyn. - wrong its shau-lin and thats statin island named by the Wu Tang clan who are from stat island and its a reference to the martial arts movies they are famed for incorperating into there raps
9. C. Both. "Buttafuco" in the Penitentiary means "Faggy", but on the street it means "Cool".
10. Your mother. wrong its 'moms duke'


All the best.Viv

Learn your shit bitch or There's gonna be a lot of slow singin, and flower bringin if you dont correct your slingin.