guap

n. (a lot of) money. Subjects: English, Hip-Hop, Money & Finance, Slang

Editorial Note: The speculative etymology given in the April 2005 cannot be substantiated. Less common variant spellings include “gwap” and “gwop.”

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Citations: 2005 Amir Blumenfeld BeingFamous.com (Apr. 29) “New Slang”: Late last night I was watching some rap star or hip hop mogul on Carson Daly, and Carson asked him about “new cool urban” words. The guy told him that the new word for “Money” is “Guac” as in short for Guacamole. Some people sometimes refer to this as “Guap.” 2005 [blazinbori05] All About Twe3Tz (July 30): I been makin that guap!! OH yesz. I been going to skool..workin then babysittin. I been iight. Aside from burdz bein burdz. i been worryin bout my money, skool, and my man. 2005 Lil' Kim The Naked Truth (Sept. 27) “All Good”: Workin 9 to 5, punchin the clock/It’s all good/It don’t matter how you get that guap/It’s all good/It’s all good. 2006 [rmemo] Urban Boxden (Oct. 18) “Boxden Slum: Rapper Fabolous gets shot…then gets arrested”: I doubt fab needs to steal a chain. That nigga got guap. 2006 M.I.M.S This is Why I’m Hot (Dec. 13) “Official Video”: Ask me what I paid and I say yeah I paid a “guap.” 2006 Nas Hip-Hop is Dead (Dec. 19) “You Can’t Kill Me”: I put the guap up, get the boy popped. 2007 MySpace (Feb. 2) “Swagger Kingz” (in Chicago, Illinois): Need dat guap nigga. Niggas out here hungry we tryn to eat nephew.

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Reader comments:

a gwop is a giant wad of paper between 400 and 700 dollars. Like a pimp roll, but of substantially less money. Looks impressive, but usually only has a 100 on the outside with 20s, 10s and 5’s inside.

by dogten 30 Apr 07, 0318 GMT

Yes, Guap a gangload of money a wad of cash if you may think rent for 6 months take that add it with last weeks pay check put that in your pocket and thats guap!!! (rent must between 750-1500per month)See you goofeballs dont get how we get it! See my plans is to make a lot of guap/while yall snitchin ass goofies sing on corners like do wop

by SWAGGER KINGZ 07 May 07, 0416 GMT

another day- another $ - ain’t mad @ niggas that be getting that guap - ya’ll kno’ who I be and where i be @ - holla snitches

by shawn 09 Jul 07, 0614 GMT

i think gwop stands for good wad of paper

by puffy 04 Jan 08, 0651 GMT