English Slang about Crime Conflict And Law
Speak more deeply about crime, conflict, and law with relevant English slang and expressions.
5 topics
90 words
Street Crime28 words
- oppnounan enemy or rival, especially someone from an opposing gang
- shot callernouna person who makes important decisions and holds authority, especially the leader of a gang or crew
- G-checknouna test or challenge to determine someone's credibility, toughness, or authenticity in a street or gang context
- to spin the blockphraseto return to a location, often to confront or retaliate against someone
- to [hit] a lickphraseto successfully commit a robbery or make fast, often illegal, money
- snuff outverbto kill or eliminate a living being, often abruptly or violently
- to [catch] a bodyphraseto kill someone
- to [ride] dirtyphraseto travel in a vehicle while carrying contraband, usually drugs or firearms
- to [catch] a casephraseto be charged with or arrested for a crime
- snitchnouna person who informs on others, often to the police or authorities
- to [move] weightphraseto sell or distribute a large quantity of drugs
- peel offverbto run away quickly, often to escape violence or the police
- trap phonenouna prepaid or disposable mobile phone used for illegal or questionable activities
- trap housenouna location where drugs are sold or distributed
- bandonounan abandoned house, often used for drug dealing or illegal activity
- stash spotnouna hidden location used to store drugs, guns, or money
- street crednounrespect or credibility among peers in urban settings, especially in hip-hop or street culture
- on the hustlephraseearning money, often through small-scale or illicit activities
- dopesternouna person who sells drugs, often associated with street gangs
- plugnouna person who supplies drugs or other illegal goods
- ratnounsomeone who gives information about other people and their crimes or wrongdoings to the police or authorities
- boostverbto steal, especially something small or casually taken
- skateverbto get away with something, or be acquitted of a crime despite being guilty
- hotadjectivetoo risky, under surveillance, or attracting police attention
- toolnouna gun or firearm
- strappedadjectivearmed with a gun or firearm
- polenouna gun or firearm
- streetnoun(in the plural) people in general, often as a source of information, gossip, or rumors
Fighting & Conflict15 words
- to [talk] trashphraseto say offensive, criticizing, or rude things to someone, particularly one's opponent, to make them less confident
- to [run] the fadephraseto engage in a physical fight or confrontation
- to [catch] a fadephraseto get knocked out or struck unconscious, usually in a fight
- to [throw] handsphraseto engage in or be ready for a physical fight
- to [catch] handsphraseto get punched or physically attacked, usually in a fight or as a threat
- to [run] handsphraseto engage in a physical fight
- knuckle upverbto prepare to fight or make fists
- shape upverbto gesture, posture, or approach threateningly, often to intimidate or prepare for a fight
- to [slug] it outphraseto fight or argue intensely until one side wins
- to [play] chickenphraseto engage in a risky challenge, daring the opponent to back down before real conflict or danger occurs
- to [hug] it outphraseto settle an argument or ease tension by hugging
- to [pull] a fast onephraseto cheat someone in a clever and often unexpected way
- rumblenouna fight or brawl that takes place on the streets
- swatverbto make a false emergency report so heavily armed police raid someone's home
- throw downverbto fight or stand up to someone in a confrontation
Police & Law Enforcement12 words
- boy in bluephrasea police officer, from the traditional blue uniform; mostly used the plural form
- blue suitnouna member of the Air Force, especially personnel stationed at an air base
- narcnouna police officer or federal agent working on illegal narcotics control
- detectivenouna person, especially a police officer, whose job is to investigate and solve crimes and catch criminals
- copnounsomeone who works as one of the members of a police force
- beat copnouna police officer who patrols a neighborhood on foot
- thin blue linenounthe police, seen as the barrier between order and chaos
- cop carnouna police vehicle used for patrolling, responding to incidents, or transporting suspects
- badge bunnynouna person, usually romantically or sexually, attracted to police officers
- twelvenounpolice, often used as a warning that officers are nearby
- undercovernouna plainclothes police officer or agent working secretly to gather information
- fuzznouna policeman
Prison & Inmate Expressions20 words
- bunk restrictionnouna punishment requiring an inmate to stay in their bunk except for bathroom use or meals
- bunk warriornounan inmate who tries to intimidate or upset others but avoids actual fighting
- the holenouna separate, isolated unit in prison with reduced privileges
- institutional 9nouna correctional officer, visitor, or prison employee considered attractive by inmates because of limited contact with others
- jailhouse lawyernounan inmate who provides legal advice, often unqualified, or represents themselves in legal matters
- protective custodynounlawful confinement or close supervision to protect a person from harm
- segnounsolitary confinement in prison
- shivnounan improvised stabbing weapon, typically homemade from available materials
- to [cop] a pleaphraseto plead guilty to a lesser criminal charge than originally charged
- stir-crazyadjectivementally restless or unbalanced due to prolonged confinement
- to [do] timephraseto serve a prison sentence, typically as a punishment for a crime or offense
- burnedadjective(legal) exhausted all avenues for appeal
- chiefnoun(prison) a Native American inmate
- chit-chatnoun(prison) inmate-administered corporal punishment
- itemnoun(in the plural) standard denominational currency in prison, often referring to $1 commissary snacks
- jacketnouna prisoner's central file containing records and personal information
- keynoun(in the plural) a symbol of authority or control within a prison pod or gang
- shanknounan improvised stabbing weapon, often made from everyday items
- slopnoununappetizing and poorly prepared food, often in a liquid or semi-liquid form
- spreadnouna shared improvised meal made from commissary items
Military-Derived Expressions15 words
- collateral damagenoununintended negative consequence or harm resulting from an action
- reconnouna preliminary investigation or survey to gather information
- mission accomplishedsentenceused to indicate that a task or set of tasks has been successfully completed
- to [drop|explode] a bombshellphraseto reveal unexpected and shocking news or information that has a strong impact on those who receive it
- to [take] the flakphraseto be strongly criticized or blamed
- on {one's} radarphraseused to refer to someone or something that has captured one's attention or is within one's awareness or consideration
- off the radarphraseforgotten, unnoticed, or no longer being tracked
- locked and loadedphrasefully prepared and ready to act
- to [bite] the bulletphraseto start to deal with an inevitable challenge or difficulty
- Cinderella libertynouna period of leave or pass that ends at midnight
- blowbacknounsmoke exhaled from a pipe, joint, or cigarette into another person's mouth
- to [have] got {one's} sixphraseto watch someone's back or give them support
- on the doublephrasein a rapid or immediate manner, typically used to indicate urgent action
- front linenounthe center of action or the most critical position in a struggle or activity
- read offverbto deliver a sharp verbal reprimand