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word on the street 

1) A rumor going around; what everyone is saying.
2) A bastardization of "That's true, according to popular belief or my own opinion."
1) "Everyone talkin' about word on the street and what dat nigga said. I don't give a fuck about what dat nigga said. Ho ass niggaz talk to goddamn much. Stay to yo' own, get yo' own...beeotch!" -Snoop Dogg ("Bitch Niggaz")

2)
Bartholomew: "Man deez hoes only out to get da money. Gotta get they hair done and they nails done...damn dogg a playa just gotta get his nob slobbed sometimes. Bitches ain't shit but hoes and tricks!"
Ebenezer: "Word on the street."
word on the street by Nick D October 29, 2003

word on the street 

information or gossip derived from sources outside mainstream society, usually judged as more reliable by the criminal underclass and mafiosi/gangster-types.
Carlo Bartolucci: That phone call I got, it came from outside high walls and fancy gates; it comes from a place you know about maybe from the movies. But I come from out there, and everybody out there knows, everybody lies: cops lie, newspapers lie, parent's lyin'. The one thing you can count on - word on the street... yeah, that's solid.

word on the street 

1. A convenient way of spreading a rumor, by placing it before your own opinion.
2. A convenient way of labeling a common truth.
1. Yo dawg. Word on the street is you got da clap.

2.Zack: Yo Pauline! Waas da word on da street?

Pauline: Respect!

Zack: Damn right!

word on the street 

The streets talkining.
Word on the streets is that nigga snitchin.

Word on the Street 

A rumor going around; what everyone is saying about a certain subject.
Word on the street is, snitches get ditches, and bitches get stitches.
Word on the Street by Lil Sean January 15, 2020

Word On The Street Worldwide 

BIGGEST BLOGGER TO EVER EXIST IN ST GEORGE UTAH. HE IS GLOBAL. HE MIGHT HAVE MET JOSEPH SMITH IN AN ACID TRIP. RUMOR SAYS HE IS LIGHT . DOESNT EVEN HAVE A BODY. DO WE BELIEVE SUCH THING?! FUCK NO CAUSE THE MF IS OUTSIDE AT THESE EVENTS HE IS NOT HIDING. SAY HI IF U SEE SUCH RARE FIND IN THE STREETS OF ST GEEZY IN THE 435 Where the good TURN TO FREaks
Wow. Thats the biggest blogger in St George Utah. Word on the street Worldwide really in the streets.
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