noun

• someone who pretends to be someone they're not; FAKE, POSEUR, WANNA-BE.

  Look at those kinderkids with the Marilyn Manson outfits!

  More words meaning: to pretend, feign, pose

  by Kat, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Feb 24 1998  (Edit definition)

verb

• to steal.

  Don't kipe my sandwich!

  More words meaning: to steal

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001  (Edit definition)

verb

• to be deliberately obscure or cryptic when telling a person something or answering a question.

  Stop koshing the question!

  Just quit koshing it and just give me a straight answer!

  More words meaning: to lie

  by Kaeori, Kansas City, MO, USA, Oct 22 1997  (Edit definition)

origin

• Kosh is the name of an alien on the science-fiction series Babylon 5. His speech was as described previously. The term has been used in the past by people on the internet familiar with the show.

  by Kaeori, Kansas City, MO, USA, Oct 22 1997  (Edit definition)

noun

• money.

  I need to scam some loot.

  I went to college so I can make a lot of loot.

  More words meaning: money

  by Karen Kinnear, Rochester, NY, USA, Apr 14 1998  (Edit definition)

transitive verb

• to rob.

  We looted the bank.

  More words meaning: to steal

  by Charles B., Westminster, CO, USA, Jun 16 1999  (Edit definition)

noun

• speech one doesn't understand.

  The doctor was just talking a lot of medical mumbo jumbo.

  More words meaning: hard, confusing, difficult, a problem
  More words meaning: nonsense, lies

  by Tom, Superior, WI, USA, Apr 04 1998  (Edit definition)

• nonsense.

  More words meaning: nonsense, lies

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Aug 11 2009  (Edit definition)

interjection

• Used to interrupt someone to tell them you don't understand their point or that they have suddenly stopped making sense. See ACK.

  Speaker: And then, after we recode the project in COBOL...
  
  Response: Nak, Nak, Nak! I thought I heard you say COBOL!

  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: no, disbelief, doubt (statements of)

  by The Jargon File, Sep 28 2009  (Edit definition)

• On-line answer to a request for chat, meaning "I'm not available for chatting right now."

  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: not present, away

  by The Jargon File, Sep 28 2009  (Edit definition)

• On-line joke answer to ACK, meaning "I'm not here."

  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: not present, away

  by The Jargon File, Sep 28 2009  (Edit definition)

• no; negative.

  Speaker: Is it okay if I reboot the server?
  
  Response: NAK.

  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: no, disbelief, doubt (statements of)

  by The Jargon File, Sep 28 2009  (Edit definition)

interjection

• no, negative.

  My answer would be negatory.

  More words meaning: no, disbelief, doubt (statements of)

  by Sheila Schumacher, Standish, ME, USA, Jan 27 1998  (Edit definition)

interjection

• roughly equivalent to "serious." Used similarly to phrases such as, "Seriously?" "Are you serious?" etc. Can also be used as a statement rather than a question, meaning "Seriously!" Popularized by R&B/rap group Blackstreet in their song "No Diggity" on the 1996 album Another Level.

  Sally: Einstein was smart!
  
  Bennie: No diggity?
  
  Sally: No diggity!

  More words meaning: inquiries (list of)
  More words meaning: yes, agreements (statements of)

  by Jason P, Troy, NY, USA, Sep 12 1997  (Edit definition)

noun

• a lot of talk; BABBLE.

  Dude, I'm trying to read. Cut the noise!

  More words meaning: information, gossip, speech, talk

  by Jon Saltzman, Niskayuna, NY, USA, May 10 1998  (Edit definition)

• anything said that one doesn't like or don't agree with.

  Speaker: Get a job!
  
  Response: Fuck that noise!

  More words meaning: nonsense, lies

  by Jon Saltzman, Niskayuna, NY, USA, May 10 1998  (Edit definition)

adjective

• truthful, honest.

  Person A: Did Stephen really get thrown in jail?
  
  Person B: Man, I am on the real.

  I told you I was gonna quit on the real.

  More words meaning: to be true, tell the truth, honest, confess

  by Jonique, New Orleans, LA, USA, Jun 25 1997  (Edit definition)

verb

• to understand something so completely that one "over"-stands.

  I overstand the situation, my friend.

  More words meaning: to understand

  by Rudy, Toronto, ON, Canada, Dec 27 2002  (Edit definition)

noun

• perpetrator (i.e. person who committed a crime.) Police slang.

  The perp is in custody.

  More words meaning: criminal, hooligan, gangster, gangsta

  by sarah j., Reseda, CA, USA, Feb 19 2000  (Edit definition)

verb

• to pretend, feign.

  He always perps like he has a lot of money.

  More words meaning: to pretend, feign, pose

  by D L., Los Angeles, CA, USA, Nov 14 1997  (Edit definition)

adjective

• very good, excellent; COOL, AWESOME. Also pimping.

  That is a pimp car.

  That's a pimping car.

  More words meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001  (Edit definition)

noun

• a male talented in attracting females.

  He is such a pimp.

  More words meaning: cool, important, popular person

  by Anonymous, Wexford, PA, USA, Apr 10 1997  (Edit definition)

• a well-off male.

  More words meaning: wealthy, rich

  by Anonymous, Wexford, PA, USA, Nov 05 1997  (Edit definition)

• a male in charge of prostitutes.

  More words meaning: prostitution (related to)

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Oct 01 2001  (Edit definition)

verb

• to question thoroughly so as to discover holes in one's knowledge.

  The professor pimped me on anatomy.

  More words meaning: to question, interrogate

  by N. B., Dallas, TX, USA, Mar 29 1999  (Edit definition)

• to advertise or promote.

  That dude only comes into this chat-room to pimp his website!

  More words meaning: advertisement (related to)

  by C. Printup, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Jul 20 2002  (Edit definition)

• to play one as a fool.

  He's straight pimping those girls.

  More words meaning: to take advantage of, cheat, trick

  by Anonymous, Dec 13 2002  (Edit definition)

• to make an accessory look good.

  You're pimpin' that hat.

  More words meaning: stylish, styling

  by Amanda C., Jan 29 2006  (Edit definition)

notes

• An acronym for "pimp" was invented long after the term entered common usage: "Player In My Prime."

  More words meaning: acronyms (list of)

  by Anonymous, May 17 2003  (Edit definition)