When you show respect to your homeboys by lickin shots in the air. Usually at a grave sight or at the place where your boy was gunned down.
I was ridin' by the spot where my lil brother was burried, and all i could do was 21 salute, cannon to the sky.

Yo was that you 21 salutin' last night at da nigga Trae's grave sight?
by Rob Nigga December 17, 2008
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When 21 rabbits all line up and salute as part of a peaceful protest against war or violence or gun culture.
As part of a powerful demonstration against America’s love of automatic weapons, right in the heart of Washington DC, there was a dramatic 21 bun salute as the President’s motorcade passed by.
by Dr Bunnygirl June 20, 2019
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Whenever a person from the military dies, a group of seven soldiers fire off three shots each. 7 times 3 equals 21, thus the name 21 gun salute.
In order to honor Captain Robert Jordan, some soldiers from the Navy fired a 21 gun salute.
by Evan Milberg August 29, 2006
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According to the first guest star of Cops, Season 26, Episode 5, I believe "21 gun salute" can roughly translate to "death to all pigs!"
"21 Gun Salute yo! You don't like that, do ya? 21 Gun Salute! You know what it means!"
by JaeJ_6 September 4, 2015
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A 21 Gun Salute is a Military Honor fired from 21 "Guns" or heavy artiliery or "Canons" NOT Rifles

At military funerals, one often sees three volleys of shots fired in honor of the deceased veteran. This is often mistaken by the laymen as a 21-gun salute, although it is entirely different (in the military, a "gun" is a large-calibered weapon. The three volleys are fired from "rifles," not "guns." Therefore, the three volleys isn't any kind of "gun salute," at all)
Today, the national "21 gun salute" is fired in honor of a national flag, the soverign or chief of state of a foreign nation, a member of a reigning royal family, and the President, ex-President, and President-elect of the United States. It is also fired at noon of the day of the funeral of a President, ex-President, or President-elect, on Washington's Birthday, Presidents Day, and the Fourth of July. On Memorial Day, a salute of 21 minute guns is fired at noon while the flag is flown at half mast. Fifty guns are also fired on all military installations equipped to do so at the close of the day of the funeral of a President, ex-President, or President-elect.
by Ken Adler April 17, 2013
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The 21 Nut Salute is like the 21 Gun Salute, but instead of 7 guys lined up firing 3 rounds from weapons, 7 guys line up and blast three ropes in honor of a fallen brother, comrade, etc.

See blasting rope if you don't know what it means.
Guy 1: We did the 21 Nut Salute after Jaquan's funeral the other day
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when someone eats nothing but ghost pepper chili for a week and shits on your face and chest while saluting them with an open mouth
Damnit Derek, I told you that bitch was too fat to give you a 21 bean salute. She almost killed you when she slipped in her own shit!
by Yo Momma Don't Care August 21, 2023
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