4 definitions by mockarena
An adjective used to describe things negatively...such as a poorly manufactured car. Not to be confused with shotty.
meaning:
1. "made with poor craftsmanship or with low quality materials"
2. "rundown and shabby"
3. "poorly or dishonestly executed (badly done)"
The term comes from way back in the day to describe making yarn out of scraps of clothing or low-grade wool, but is now used to refer to any number of things that are low quality, dishonest, or cheaply made.
meaning:
1. "made with poor craftsmanship or with low quality materials"
2. "rundown and shabby"
3. "poorly or dishonestly executed (badly done)"
The term comes from way back in the day to describe making yarn out of scraps of clothing or low-grade wool, but is now used to refer to any number of things that are low quality, dishonest, or cheaply made.
1. "I just got my car back from the mechanic last week and that jalopy already broke down again...what a shoddy piece of crap."
or
2. "those mechanics did a shoddy job fixing my car."
or
2. "those mechanics did a shoddy job fixing my car."
by mockarena January 26, 2009
The origin is from the noun, mercenary. A mercenary is someone who will carry out combat missions but aren't part of an official organization, like the military, or CIA and are usually not motivated by justice or an allegiance. (They are usually motivated by profit) Activities associated with these "rogue agents" or "guns for hire" usually involve violence, and often killing.
So the slang verb "merc" generally means to perpetrate violence, usually killing, but can just mean to beat someone up (usually to teach them a lesson/send a message). Or it can be used figuratively, as in, "that mc just got straight merc'd in that rap battle". Similar figurative expressions could be, "Man, he just got smoked!", "Dude, you totally slaughtered that guy", "Yo, she schooled that chick", "When my boy rocks the mic, he be killin' any sucka mc that steps to him".
Like many slang terms, there is an original way to spell it and variations on spelling that can become widely accepted (it is slang after all, so normal grammar rules do not necessarily apply). Merc is the origin spelling, whereas murc, murk, merk, etc are alternates. Like some people write murda instead of murder, dood instead of dude, or dat instead of that.
So the slang verb "merc" generally means to perpetrate violence, usually killing, but can just mean to beat someone up (usually to teach them a lesson/send a message). Or it can be used figuratively, as in, "that mc just got straight merc'd in that rap battle". Similar figurative expressions could be, "Man, he just got smoked!", "Dude, you totally slaughtered that guy", "Yo, she schooled that chick", "When my boy rocks the mic, he be killin' any sucka mc that steps to him".
Like many slang terms, there is an original way to spell it and variations on spelling that can become widely accepted (it is slang after all, so normal grammar rules do not necessarily apply). Merc is the origin spelling, whereas murc, murk, merk, etc are alternates. Like some people write murda instead of murder, dood instead of dude, or dat instead of that.
"You mess with my girl again and I'll merc your ass."
"We totally merc'd the other team in COD last night."
"A guy walked in with a gun and just started mercin' people left and right."
"I heard those old school mobsters would merc somebody just for looking at them the wrong way"
"Yo, I was spittin' rhymes in this cipher last night and this whack mc stepped to me, but I straight merc'd dat foo."
"We totally merc'd the other team in COD last night."
"A guy walked in with a gun and just started mercin' people left and right."
"I heard those old school mobsters would merc somebody just for looking at them the wrong way"
"Yo, I was spittin' rhymes in this cipher last night and this whack mc stepped to me, but I straight merc'd dat foo."
by mockarena July 17, 2014
The origin is from the noun, mercenary. A mercenary is someone who will carry out combat missions but aren't part of an official organization, like the military, or CIA and are usually not motivated by justice or an allegiance. (They are usually motivated by profit) Activities associated with these "rogue agents" or "guns for hire" usually involve violence, and often killing.
So the slang verb "merc" generally means to perpetrate violence, usually killing, but can just mean to beat someone up (usually to teach them a lesson/send a message). Or it can be used figuratively, as in, "that mc just got straight merc'd in that rap battle". Similar figurative expressions could be, "Man, he just got smoked!", "Dude, you totally slaughtered that guy", "Yo, she schooled that chick", "When my boy rocks the mic, he be killin' any sucka mc that steps to him".
Like many slang terms, there is an original way to spell it and variations on spelling that can become widely accepted (it is slang after all, so normal grammar rules do not necessarily apply). Merc is the origin spelling, whereas murc, murk, merk, etc are alternates. Like some people write murda instead of murder, dood instead of dude, or dat instead of that.
So the slang verb "merc" generally means to perpetrate violence, usually killing, but can just mean to beat someone up (usually to teach them a lesson/send a message). Or it can be used figuratively, as in, "that mc just got straight merc'd in that rap battle". Similar figurative expressions could be, "Man, he just got smoked!", "Dude, you totally slaughtered that guy", "Yo, she schooled that chick", "When my boy rocks the mic, he be killin' any sucka mc that steps to him".
Like many slang terms, there is an original way to spell it and variations on spelling that can become widely accepted (it is slang after all, so normal grammar rules do not necessarily apply). Merc is the origin spelling, whereas murc, murk, merk, etc are alternates. Like some people write murda instead of murder, dood instead of dude, or dat instead of that.
"You mess with my girl again and I'll merc your ass."
"We totally merc'd the other team in COD last night."
"A guy walked in with a gun and just started mercin' people left and right."
"I heard those old school mobsters would merc somebody just for looking at them the wrong way"
"Yo, I was spittin' rhymes in this cipher last night and this whack mc stepped to me, but I straight merc'd dat foo."
"We totally merc'd the other team in COD last night."
"A guy walked in with a gun and just started mercin' people left and right."
"I heard those old school mobsters would merc somebody just for looking at them the wrong way"
"Yo, I was spittin' rhymes in this cipher last night and this whack mc stepped to me, but I straight merc'd dat foo."
by mockarena July 17, 2014
In music a riff is a repeated instrumental melody in a song like that catchy guitar lick from Black Sabbath's "Iron Man." It also means to improvise in your performance, esp. by expanding on something recognizable. So another artist might start with Sabbath's "Iron Man" melody at a live show and then take it in completely different direction.
"Man that's a sick guitar riff in that Metallica song Enter Sandman"
"I saw this great improv jazz band that could really riff."
The term is also often used to describe inspiration and improvisation in other things like acting, comedy, dancing, drawing, djing/scratching etc.
a b-boy might say, "So, I was breakin with Jamil the other day and was feelin what he was doin so I started riffin off his style and adding some new flava to it. I vibed off his uprock but threw in some popping and dropped down to a wind mill...It was dope."
"Man that's a sick guitar riff in that Metallica song Enter Sandman"
"I saw this great improv jazz band that could really riff."
The term is also often used to describe inspiration and improvisation in other things like acting, comedy, dancing, drawing, djing/scratching etc.
a b-boy might say, "So, I was breakin with Jamil the other day and was feelin what he was doin so I started riffin off his style and adding some new flava to it. I vibed off his uprock but threw in some popping and dropped down to a wind mill...It was dope."
an mc might say, "Yo me and my boy were in a cipher last night and we just started to riff off each other, we were just lettin it flow back and forth, ya know what I'm sayin."
by mockarena April 16, 2009