SFRaves Slang Dictionary

version 1.1

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badass, bad ass
adj - very, very good (usually applying to people)
bogus
adj - bad, bullshit
bomb
n - really good (it was the ~)
BSP
abbr - Blatant Self-Promotion
BTW
abbr - By The Way
candyflip
n - combining acid and ecstasy
clubkid
n - teenager going into clubs
coffin
n - box holding the decks (see deck)
crate
n - a box of records
deck
n - turntable
dope
adj - very good
freak
n -
  1. a complement
  2. an insult
fresh
adj - very good
hippieflip
n - combining mushrooms and ecstasy
hella, hecka
adv - a lot of, very
hippie crack
n - nitrous gas
IMO, IMHO
abbr - In My (Humble) Opinion
khole, K-hole
n - that one hour voyage that IM doses of ketamine throw you into; recepient is usually pretty unreceptive to outside stimuli
marathon set
n - when a DJ spins for a very long time (aka The John Carol Death Set)
mental
adj - deep, psychedelic (see sick)
MX missile
n - combining mushrooms and Ecstasy
nervous
adj - bad (see sketchy)
NRR
abbr - Non-Rave Related
peace
interj - good-bye!
phat
adj - cool
PLUR
abbr - Peace Love Unity Respect
rad
adj - good, cool (see fresh, dope, badass)
ROTFL
abbr - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
seamless set
n - when a DJ mixes very well, thus each record is seamlessly mixed with the next
shit
n - the best (it was the ~)
sick
adj -
  1. very good (as in the best at something)
  2. a good track (that beat is ~!)
sketchy
adj -
  1. uncertain (a bad feeling about something)
  2. description of someone on speed
spin
vb -
  1. what a dj does
  2. smoking pot while drunk
spun
pp -
  1. coming down
  2. not being able to sleep
stack
n - set of speakers
sweet
adj - very good
train wreck
n - when a DJ doesn't match the beats, thus creating a sound like a train coming through the walls
vibe
n -
  1. The feeling that is generated by a party. Common sources of the 'vibe' are music, people, and miscellaneous foreign substances ;-)
    Eg: "Da vibe at dat party was phat!", trans: "at the rave, the feeling induced by the atmosphere was overall a very good one"
  2. a musical instrument
    Eg: "That vibe player is very good", trans: "the person playing that tube-shaped musical instrument is producing a calm, harmonious sound"
  3. something that you would buy at one of those seedy shops on Market (you know the ones ;-). Usually 2 AA batteries are sold separately.
    Eg: "I killed two packs of batteries in my vibe last night", trans: "I had a *VERY* good evening" :-)
went off
pp - was good, was "happening"

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Mon Jul 15 16:17:04 PDT 1996