The Original OG's definitions

signifyin'

Noun/Verb - Signifyin' is a form of street poetry used in the African-American community. Using a rhyme structure, it often contains a series of taunts or boasts. Soemtimes called "playin' the dozens".

As spoken by Rudy Ray Moore (aka Dolemite):

The Signifyin' Monkey

Way down in the jungle deep,
The bad ass lion stepped on the signifyin monkey's feet.
The monkey said, "Muthafucka, can't you see?
Why, you standin on my goddamn feet!"

by The Original OG May 23, 2003

shine box

Noun - A term of degradation, meant to disparage by drawing parallels to a shoe-shine boy.

"Now go home and get yer fuckin' shine box"

by The Original OG May 16, 2003