props

Slang term for "accolades", "proper respect", or "just dues". Popularized in the 1980s by rappers who shortened the term "propers" which was in turn being used as an abbreviated version of "proper respect" at least by the 1960s. The increase in this term's usage during the late 1980s and early 1990s coincided with an increasing fascination with the mafia within rap circles. Both communities have traditionally placed great emphasis on the importance of earning and giving respect.

My four-year-old son is the king of Chutes and Ladders, but punk neighbor kids won't give him his props.

by bluedevil July 20, 2006

word to your mother

An anachronistic corruption of the phrase "word to the mother", which was a popular reference to Africa or "The Motherland" during the late 1980s Afrocentric movement. While the replacement of "the" with "your" effectively obliterated the term's Afrocentric roots, it continued to be used in the same manner, that is, to express agreement. Alternatively, the "your" could take on sinister connotations, implying that speaker was sexually intimate with the listener's mother, as in "say hi to your mom for me", or, in keeping with the whack terminology, "props to your mom, she's da bomb". Finally, the phrase might mean nothing at all, and be used to ineptly feign street cred, in the style of Vanilla Ice.

Jeff - "Given the uncertainty of today's market, I'm strongly considering increasing my portfolio's share of treasury bills."
Greg - "Word to your mother."

by bluedevil July 20, 2006

joementum

The essential quality of a flagging political campaign, particularly when conducted by an incumbent who is overly confident of victory. This term is a reference to Joe Lieberman, whose perceived conservatism and tendency to publicly undercut the Democratic Party have led to an alienation of the Democratic base.

Polls suggest that Rick Santorum as Joementum to spare.

by bluedevil July 20, 2006

blau

An exclamation used to punctuate boastful and often humorous descriptions of outlandishly violent or dominating acts. Was first popularized in the early 1990s by the Wu Tang Clan, most notably in the intro to the song "M.E.T.H.O.D. Man", in which members of the group cooked up imaginary schemes for extreme torture sometimes followed by the word "Blau!"

"I'll f***ing lay your n*** on a dresser, just your n*** see, and just bang them s**** with a spiked f****** bat! Blau!!!"

by bluedevil July 20, 2006