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STREET SLANG(IV)

                                                compiled by Brian Vinyard

     Creepin':

          To sneak. Syn: STEALTH

          Example: Why are you creepin' around?

     Dead presidents:

          Money. Syn. LOOT, CREAM

     Dealie yo:

          To inquire about what is or has been happening. Syn: THE DEAL

          Example: What's the dealie yo?

     Disneyfied:

          Artificially wholesome. Post-WWII origins, probably in SCLA. Syn: SANITIZED

          Example: They done Disneyfied Times Square, and it look like Harlem [is] next.

     Dog:

          A term used to address fellow brothers. Syn: G, BRO, CUZ

          Example: Word up, Dog!

                                                                                 Brian Vinyard

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