def

adjective

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

attractive;

fashionable;

well-done

Categories Accolades

Collocates jam⁶, fresh⁵, rhyme⁵, beat³, crazy³, dope³, AK², fly², yo², 808, block, bust, bust a move, check, chill, cold, cool out, crack, crazy, drop, flex, flip, front, hip-hop, hot, in the cut, MC, on wax, posse, proper, rapping, raw, rep, ride, shit, threads, wack, word up, wreck, ya heard, yo, joint, old school

Synonyms cavi, crunk, dope, fresh, hot, hype, John Blaze, John Blazed, John Blazin, off the chain, off the heezy, off the hizzle, off the hizzy, off the hook, peng, spank, tight

Timeline

1979-08-25 The Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight" [Rapper's Delight]
I'm gonna get a fly girl, gonna get some spank, drive off in a def OJ
1981 Little Starsky "Dancin' Party People" [Dancin' Party People]
Sounds that you hear, def to your ear
1984-03-27 Run-D.M.C. "Rock Box (B-Boy Mix)" [Run-D.M.C.]
He'll jock the def beat all around the block

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