California Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Associated with or special to California or Californian people, places, or things. You can also see entries assigned to this category.

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Sco n. He’s throwin’ up the ‘sco, I’m throwin up the O. [ Language English Place United States California Register Slang Subject Hip-Hop] [full cite] (Nov. 22, 2005)

Sco n. From a slang standpoint, he says, San Francisco is now known to ultimate insiders simply as “the ’Sco.” [ Language English Place United States California Register Slang Subject Hip-Hop] [full cite] (Nov. 22, 2005)

scrap n. Three Norteños riding in the car—including a 16-year-old Tracy boy—were convicted in connection with the crime. Transcripts suggest it was Ramos’ shirt that drew their attention. “Is that guy a scrap?” one of them asked, using the derogatory term for a Sureño. [California English Crime & Prisons] [full cite] (Apr. 25, 2006)

scraper n. Minutes later, a vintage Buick—or, as they call them in the Bay, a Scraper—pulls up and all four doors pop open. [English United States California Automobiles & Transportation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 8, 2004)

scraper n. Basically just smashed around with my boy and some other folx in his 77 nova scraper (red, white top, red tints, spinners, man it’s clean). [English United States California Automobiles & Transportation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 8, 2004)

scraper n. (title) [English United States California Automobiles & Transportation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 8, 2004)

scraper n. Dis bitch hung up on me/dats y i hate her/my nigga toro took me down there in his scraper/i didnt wanna do it/but i had to scrape her. [English United States California Automobiles & Transportation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 8, 2004)

scraper n. I found out AK got locked up…atleast thats what DT told me…he got caught ridin in his scraper i guess and he didnt have his “L’s.” [English United States California Automobiles & Transportation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 8, 2004)

scraper n. I got rid of the dubbs on my white scraper cause they rubbed to much so i slapped on the 17” wit vouges from my other scraper. [English United States California Automobiles & Transportation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 8, 2004)

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