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Slang from the 1990's to early-2000's in Milwaukee (and other cities in the midwest and south, i.e. Chicago) which is the equivalent of what kids call "roasting" in this day and age. If someone was trying to make fun of you or "clown" you they were ribbin' or "trying to rib."
Darell: "What'd you say about my shoes? I know you not tryin' to rib with that dusty ass weave in yo head."
Laquesha: "Oh really, you ribbin'? Yo dark ass look like Wesley Snipes walking around with some $5 bobo's on trying to talk shit, smh. And go put some lotion on with your ashy ass elbows."
Ribbin' by Midwest Boi August 16, 2023
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To rapidly and repeatedly thrust a long penis inside a female's vagina.
That horny bastard was ribbin that bitch until midnight.
ribbin by DCNTB June 27, 2007
to make fun of, insalt
folks be ribbin, act taken during a rib-fest
ribbin by Danny Kikester August 3, 2003
1830 till 1930 Southern United States slang for Flatulence or Farting. Since constipation was so common in that particular part of the U.S during that time due to the things they ate, and lack of effective laxitives, There crap would cause tearing in the inner anus resulting in a ribbon of skin that blows outward when farting.
Dorothy Ann blew a ribbin sabad yesturdy she had to scrub warsh all the duke and blood stains from her drawers.
ribbin by Dr Crawford June 28, 2015

Pabst Brown Ribbon

The stain left on a hipster's underwear after a night spent drinking copious amounts of PBR tall boys while wearing an ironic t-shirt he bought on the internet, listening to really shitty pseudo-punk music, and going on and on about how deck the band is in a PoMo kind of way
Johnny woke up with a huge and greasy pabst brown ribbon after another night spent drinking too much PBR at the Brass Rail
Pabst Brown Ribbon by IkickHipsters September 14, 2011

Rubbin Off The Paint 

Scratching off serial numbers of weapons. Any real n***a knows what this means.
Rubbin Off The Paint, smokin' dank got a uzi in my lap i let it bang.
Rubbin Off The Paint by Lil Loot November 1, 2017
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fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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