a kid whoose afraid to leave his stoop (see. stoop) will not play games with other children and only interacts as they walk passed, often bullied and teased.

v. collectively or individually finding someone/something to blame for a problem, as opposed to brainstorming which connotes finding solutions to a problem

n. the act of finding someone/something to blame for a problem

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(n) a friend who constantly declines invitations to hang out, spend time, or leave his/her house.

A teenager or young adult that loiters on someone else's stoop, or in any convenient public place, drinking 40's and smoking cigarettes, etc. A "stoop kid" is similar to a "street punk" though they don't necessarily subscribe to punk subculture. It is also similar to "stoop monkey" though it is not racially specific, nor does it have pejorative undertones.