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Dictionary definition of “slob”

slob

n. a derogatory name for members of the Bloods gang, usually used by members of the Crips. Subjects: English, United States, Crime & Prisons, Derogatory, Slang

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Citations: 1993 [mardge00@usfca.edu (Mardikian)] Usenet: alt.rap (Dec. 3) “heard the 5deuce mob?”: I heard that 5deuce mob shit (not sure of the spelling). Theyz the hardest Bay Area shit ta ever come out, bar none. Although I only heard a few songs (East Side Red Rag, Fuck a Slob, Gang Related), theyz the shit.…They’re shit iz on the Bloods&Crips; tip, but iz still funky as hell.…I heard that the 5deuce crips first became known through rapping on voice mail numbers. 1997 [someone@crips.126.com (Slob Killa)] Usenet: rec.games.video.sega (Feb. 21) “Re: Street Fighter 3 to be a Saturn EXCLUSIVE!!!”: You’re a fucking Slob!!! BK for life motherfucker! This is a crazy CRIPS WORLD!!! 2004 John Stevenson Herald-Sun (Durham, N.C.) (June 18) “Terrorized witnesses worry DAs”: “Slob” is a derogatory street term for Bloods members.

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