vogue

n. a tire. Subjects: English, Automobiles & Transportation, Hip-Hop

Editorial Note: Usually plural: vogues. Etymological Note: From the automobile tire brand Vogue, usually sold as whitewalls and often used on Cadillacs and other town cars.

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Citations: *1994 [Mardikian] (Apr. 1) @ Usenet: alt.rap Malcolm D. Moore “Re: Unnaground Bay shit”: Iz all about the playahz in the 9quad—playin them hoes and rollin on Vogues. 1996 Outkast ATLiens (song) (Aug. 27) “Elevators (Me & You)”: Rollin’ down the strip on Vogues/comin’ up slammin’ Cadillac doors. 1999 Usenet: rec.music.hip-hop (July 15) “Re: RapCity: UnderHouston”: H-town is the city of the vehicle fashion show, we got the carfreaks, hoppers, and the boppers 4REALª. You’ll some some shit you aint seen before i garawn-tee. From candied ‘Lacs on swangaz & vogyes to the foreign big- bodies with 4 tv’s in the headrests. 2001 [Bay Way 41510] Usenet: rec.music.hip-hop (Oct. 24) “Re: Balls on a Cadillac Brougham?”: I mean, those stock hubs are practically rims, and most years look saucy as fuck. and they’re hard to take off, even without the locks! that and some vogues and you’re set 2005 Kristie Rieken @ Houston Star-Telegram (Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas) (July 2) “Texan Paul Wall shines in sea of rappers”: The rapper, whose real last name is Slayton, relies on a dizzying array of local vernacular to describe everything from attractive females (honey dips) to rims (swangaz) and tires (vogues).

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