loco

adjective

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

crazy

Collocates hoe⁵, vato⁵, yo⁴, -ass⁴, straight³, flow³, ese³, 44², static², bitch², cholo², G², homie², rhyme², po-po², Crip, do do, dog, dolo, dough, dro, floss, front on, fugazi, god, gone, hoe stroll, holla, holmes, hood, hottie, hustle, hyna, loc, paid, pimp, player-hate, puff, rap, retarded, ride, shit, smoke, spit, spliff, toast, weed, yay, low-low, 4, automatic, blast, blood, blow, bomb, brick, Caddy, cat, cheese, club, coke, crack

Derivatives loc

Domains Spanish

Etymology Spanish loco, meaning "crazy" pre hip-hop, from the 1850s

Synonyms 5150, 7:30, buck, buck-wild, bugged-out, cray, retarded

Related concepts bug out, dumb out, flip, wild, wild on, wild out

Related words loc'd, loc'd out, loc'd up, loc out, locster, loc up

Timeline

1982 Malcolm McLaren "Buffalo Gals" feat. World's Famous Supreme Team [Buffalo Gals]
So pretty, you drive me loco
1987-11-04 Ice-T "Make It Funky" [Rhyme Pays]
The microphone virtuoso, crazy, insane, I'm loco
1988-11-15 King Tee "Guitar Playin'" [Act A Fool]
It's not magic or a hoax, I'm just loco

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loco

noun

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

a crazy person or thing

Categories Terms Of Address

Collocates fuck with², kick it, straight, -ass, 44, barrio, bust, cholo, Compton, dip, ese, G, gaffle, game, gangbang, hip-hop, holmes, hoo-ride, K, loc out, mad, punk, put it down, rap, ride, snatch, step to, throw down, tote, vato, weed, what up, YOLO

Domains Spanish

Timeline

1991-08-19 Cypress Hill "Real Estate" [Cypress Hill]
I'm not a loco, but I'm lookin just til punk go 'ohh'
1991 Latin Alliance "Lowrider (On The Boulevard)" feat. A.L.T., Mellow Man Ace [Latin Alliance]
What you doin on the boulevard, loco?
1992-01-22 South Central Cartel "Ya Want Sum A Dis" [South Central Madness]
The people don't know, but I'm a loco

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loco

adverb

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

in a crazy manner

Collocates cat, cholo, 44, fo shizzle, gat, rock, shot, vato, puto

Domains Spanish

Timeline

1991-08-19 Cypress Hill "How I Could Just Kill A Man" [Cypress Hill]
Acting kinda loco, I'm just another local, kid from from the street getting paid for my vocals
1991-08-19 Cypress Hill "The Phuncky Feel One" [Cypress Hill]
Make me act loco, they switchin up my vocal
1992-07-28 EPMD "Brothers From Brentwood L.I." [Crossover]
Now, it's time for me, the E, to rock it loco

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