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A catch-all term used to refer to life as a criminal; "the life" outside of the law.
"You're really thinking about quitting?"
"The life? Most definitely."

Vincent to Jules in Pulp Fiction
by Scroll Lock October 13, 2008
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A man who messes around with other men, but no one would ever know by looking or talking to him. Used by gay black men to identify masculine gay men or DL Brothas.
"I am going to the mall to look for some trade"
"The club was packed with trade, honey"
by Darren December 03, 2004
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1) In hip hop it's "The street corner life". Working hard and grindin it out

2) The good life
1) The Life

2) (Sitting in a hot tub in your 3 story mansion) "This is THE LIFE!"
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What people in the restaurant business call the restaurant business. Probably to make the fact that they are working long hours in hellish conditions for little recognition or pay seem somehow cool.
"Dude, all those people out there don't know what they're missing! This is The Life!"

"Seriously, yo! Now we get to chop up celery for two hours!"
by seemo March 15, 2007
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sexually promiscuous subculture, includes swingers, anonymous sex, sex clubs, internet hook ups, people who engage in sex without commitment or expectations of emotional attachment.
I have a very high sex drive and get bored easily that is why I choose to be in “the life” rather then in a committed relationship.
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The life of a gang member or a criminal. If someone has been part of a gang it means that they’ve been through “the life
I grew up wit some niggas that pulled me into the life and it was great
by YuOfTheNight July 30, 2019
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