Black English Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Citations in the Category Black English

Used most often by, originating with, or associated with African-Americans, African-American Vernacular English (AAVE), or Black English. Includes terms sometimes said to be "Ebonics." You can also see entries assigned to this category.

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joning n. When you making fun of somebody my part of MS (The Delta) we’d say that cutting somebody up, but in other parts they say Joning. [Black English English] [full cite] (Oct. 14, 2004)

nicca n. (title) [Black English English United States] [full cite] (Aug. 29, 2004)

nicca n. Ed is my nicca 4 life i love that critter. [Black English English United States Hip-Hop] [full cite] (Aug. 31, 2004)

nig-Latin n. Mistah FAB, a rapper from the Bay area, calls the way he and his friends speak “nig-latin” (from pig-latin, a phrase which raised ire in both the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People and the Ku Klux Klan). [Black English English] [full cite] (Aug. 16, 2005)

nigglature n. Nigglature is fiction usually written by a Black author. (PAUSE for the CAUSE-THONG ON FIRE??? SERIOUSLY?!?!?!) Very often nigglature is self-published.…Nigglature usually involves some poor little girl from the projects, (cause you know, that is where ALL the Black folks are), she usually has a severe lack-of-Daddy complex. [Black English English Arts & Literature Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 12, 2007)

poop-butt n. He could not see the man’s eyes behind the dark shades. But had seen the lean, cruel face before. A face like the faces of other toughs Willie had come up against in the streets. He had grown up with them. He had been one of them, once, a long time ago when he didn’t know any better. But Ice had pulled him out of that bag. Pulled his coat to the poop-butt action. [Black English English Derogatory Slang] [full cite] (Sep. 11, 2007)

poot butt n. What asscrumb coined the phrase “Get my grown man/woman on”? I absolutely hate them for it. Now we got all these poot butt mfs runnin round here sayin that shit. If you doin you, great. [Black English English Derogatory Slang] [full cite] (Sep. 11, 2007)

poot butt n. Shoo read this youngman to be a copout—a no-good, poot butt nigger. Hustling and jiving. His underhanded ways, disrespecting his world. [Black English English Derogatory Slang] [full cite] (Sep. 11, 2007)

poot-butt n. Poot-butt—A square; someone who doesn’t know what’s happening; often a child. [Black English English Derogatory Slang] [full cite] (Sep. 11, 2007)

skeet v. Damn homie. skeet means to cum allover a bitch. to bust ur nut on the bitch! [Black English United States Hip-Hop Sex & Sexuality Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 1, 2004)

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