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diamond in the back 

a characteristic of early model cadillacs used primarily by the urban community that was popularized in a classic song, "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
diamond in the back by uncle sam November 5, 2004

diamond in the back 

junvenile halls and probation facilities require you follow the red/yellow line.

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
diamond in the back by MachRc February 9, 2009

diamond in the back 

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."
diamond in the back by C tizzle October 25, 2007

diamond in the back 

Antenna on the back of a car used to pick up television signals.
I wanna diamond in the back, sun roof top, diggin in the scene with a gansta lean.
diamond in the back by Kenneth March 16, 2005
The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.
"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"
Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013
Word of the Day on July 18, 2026
To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.
"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."
Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026
Word of the Day on July 17, 2026