Street 'Surance is health insurance sold to the poorest sectors of American society, often door-to-door. Such policies are often worthless, the payout ratio being notoriously low. Most such companies engaged in this activity operate outside normal perameters and many are straightforwardly illegal. The pejorative use of the word 'Surance' refers to how the word Insurance may be pronounced by low income families, at whom such policies are targeted.
One of the best dramatized examples of Street 'Surance in modern culture is in the Matt Damon/Danny De Vito film 'Rainmaker', based on the novel by John Grisham, in which a young man with terminal cancer dies because the his "insurance policy" will not pay out. Unsurprisingly, the "Insurance company" is merely a Ponzi scheme and has been looted by the proprietor. The film revolves around a court case brought by the posthumous claimant (and his parents).
by The Other Irishman December 19, 2011

An old man, typically a nursing home escapee, who stands on the streets of urban areas and swings his genitalia from side to side. When confronted by the cops, he usually runs away. A popular trend for the elderly in the South Eastern U.S.
by IIIIEFIUOHEOWIUFHJAIL June 14, 2020

When big old fat John Boy is walking home from the bar drunk and falls and hits his head on the asphalt of Hill Street.
When Officer Mike found John Boy lying on the curb of Hill Street with blood all over his face, Officer Mike exclaimed, "Damn John Boy, you got Hill Streeted!!"
by OT-2-B Working March 10, 2010

by Stumbles17 May 15, 2021

Kind of like a regular pigeon, but born & raised in the city. You can find a street pigeon posted up in a random alley or just walking down the main strip. A street pigeon is tougher than your average pigeon because he's seen some shit. It is not in your best interest to ever make eye contact with a street pigeon, as it will feel provoked.
You see that street pigeon over there eating a cigarette butt like he don't even care?! These street pigeons be out here just trying to get a crumb.
by Camo Lovehunt March 2, 2015

by STREETASSASSIN September 25, 2009

by Russom April 17, 2017
