v. When a person, typically a male youth, overcompensates for
low socioeconomic status by listening to hard
rock or rap and getting tattoos, attempting to portray himself as an alpha male, when in fact he is subservient in the business world due to his poor education and low
IQ. He is, in essence, socially and economically subservient, despite his outward rebellion. Hence the phrase: his cheeks are in the
air.
Bob: "That dude is always trying to act hard, but he's stuck in this fast
food joint working for the man with his
cheeks in the
air."
Jeremy: "True dat, homie. Word."