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Originally posted by ClassyLady
That's another piece of slang that came out of Philly. When I first came to school in Florida, some girl told me during our first conversation that she knew I had to be from Philly because I said "that's wassup."
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That happened to me when I was in a public restroom talking to my cousin. I called somebody "ignorant" and some woman came out of the bathroom stall and said I had to be from Jersey.
Also:
crazy, nuts, ridiculous-- something was really extraordinary, usually in a good way, but sometimes in a bad way
buppy -- used to define a black yuppie (young, urban professional) this seems to be making a comeback
hoodrat-- ghetto girl
nice (pronounced "nyce")-- tipsy, drunk enough to be happy, but still in control
sup-- abbreviated wassup