a characteristic of early model cadillacs used primarily by the urban community that was popularized in a classicsong, "Be Thankful for What You Got" by one-hit wonder William Devaughn and has been covered and sampled many times over, most notebly in rap songs beginning in the early 90s.
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac
Gangsta whitewalls
TV antennas in the back
You may not have a car at all
But remember brothers and sisters
You can still stand tall
Just be thankful for what you've got
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
With a gangsta lean
Gangsta whitewalls
TV antennas in the back
junvenile halls and probation facilities require you follow the red/yellowline.
with your hands on your back fingers stretched out thumb joint, and fingers over the other to create a "diamond in the back" called by probation officers.
put those diamond in the back when you walk out the day room son
Phrase used to describe something that is tight,off the chain, phat, pimped out, badass, or anything you want it to mean.
1. Yo, this video game is a diamond in the back.
2. "Hey, remember that time your mama caught us looking at penis enlargers on the internet?" "Yeah, that was a diamond in the back dawg."
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2million.