fifth

noun

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

a 1/5 gallon measure (of liquor)

Categories Quantities

Collocates yac¹¹, Henny⁵, soldier², indo², Hen², like a boss², bitch², four fifth², Hennessy², dog, dro, finna, go hard, grill, hard, homie, hustle, in the wind, killer, lid, mota, nickel, on one, on the grind, Optimo, piff, pump, Remy, scrilla, shit, smooth, spliff, weed, X.O., yay, yo, wack, lac, Alizé, bent, blunt, chill, chronic, Crip, dap

Domains Alcohol

Etymology pre hip-hop, from the 1930s

Related concepts bent, booted, faded, fucked up, laced-up, throwed, twisted, zooted

Timeline

1986-12-08 Salt-n-Pepa "I'll Take Your Man" [Hot, Cool & Vicious]
Searching for love in a fifth of Bacardi
1990-12-30 Kid Rock "New York's Not My Home" [Grits Sandwiches For Breakfast]
I got my pistol packed and a fifth of Jim Beam
1992-10-18 Insane Clown Posse "Wizard of The Ghetto" [Carnival of Carnage]
I was flipped at the party drinking a fifth of MD

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fifth

noun

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

a .45 caliber handgun

Categories Numbers, Weapons

Collocates bitch, blast, bust, clap, clip, coke, dap, glock, I'mma, nina, project, shit, slug, smoke, Swisher

Etymology Derives from four fifth

Synonyms 40, 8, 9, 9 milli, blicky, chrome, D.E., Desert, Desert E, Desert Eagle, deuce deuce, double-deuce, Eagle, four fifth, four pound, four pounder, glock, nickel nine, nina, nina ross, ox, Smith & Wess, three pound, three pound seven, trey pound, trey pound seven

Related concepts 22, 38, 380, 44, blast, bust off, cap, clap, pop off, spit, spray, toast

Timeline

1993-10-19 Black Moon "Son Get Wrec" [Enta da Stage]
Shoved down his throat was the nickel-plated fifth
1994-08-09 Gravediggaz "Graveyard Chamber" [6 Feet Deep]
Once I'm provoked, I shove a fifth long down ya throat
1995-08-15 Junior M.A.F.I.A. "Crazaay" [Conspiracy]
Cock the fifth and start blastin'

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