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The 4 The's 

The 4 The's is the name of the four best and most popular groups from the garage rock revival of the 200's. named so do because all four band's names begin with the word "The". pretty similar to the big four of grunge and big four of thrash metal.

the 4 the's go as followed:

The Strokes from new york. kicked the whole garage rock revival. known best for their album "is this it", and songs like "last nite" and "reptilia".

The White Stripes from detroit. has only two members but sounds like a thousand. the most successful of the 4.

The Hives from sweden. the most cartoony of the 4. they all dress in black and white and have had constant comparisons to the stooges in terms of performance.

The Vines from australia. they had only one noteworthy album. interestingly enough, the singer has asperger's syndrome, which has constantly got in the way of the band's touring. somewhat like the hives, the vines have had constant comparisons to nirvana for their stage performances.
guy 1: hey dude, who's your favorite band from the 4 the's?
guy 2: umm.... the vines i guess.
guy 1: really?

guy 2: hell yeah, have you seen the guy perform? he's insane!
The 4 The's by boomstickbaby November 7, 2009
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Shit, Shower, Sin, Sleep

The acts performed in order at night that are 1) taking a crap, 2) taking a shower, 3) jerking off then 4) going to bed.
You guys gotta leave my house soon, almost time for the 4 S's.
The 4 S's by Markus S. December 30, 2008

Putting up the 4's 

Putting up the 4's mean you get no play
Desmond putting up the 4's because he gets no play

Throwing the 4's Up 

Throwing the 4's Up is a hand sign people do in photos. It means that you are gang fr and a real a** n****.
Oh wow look at Darius throwing the 4's up, he's gang fr.
if you take a picture with “the 4’s” it means that you think kitkat is the funniest, prettiest, greatest female you’ve ever seen.
i always put the 4’s up to let everyone know.
the 4’s by kitkat smack May 7, 2022

Throwing up the 4’s 

Look he’s throwing up the 4’s he must hate arrowhead golf club

throwing up the 4's 

used in a picture to show your love for homosexual men and their massive toes.
*throwing up the 4's* "lets get a flik boys"
throwing up the 4's by Daddy dk??? October 31, 2022
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