throw a set

phrase

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

to announce one's (gang) affiliation with a hand signal

Categories Gangs

Collocates about², mail², ball², bang², mean-mug, rep, ride, squally, trip, wet, wet, wet up, club, deuces, gangsta

Region West Coast

Etymology Derives from set, throw

Related concepts Blood, blue, color, Crip, gang sign, Piru, set, set-trip

1992-11-17 Ice Cube "Now I Gotta Wet'Cha" [The Predator]
You threw your set up, now you gotta get wet up
1993-03-30 Onyx "Bang 2 Dis" [Bacdafucup]
You wanna bang, then bang, nigga throw your set
1995-10-31 Cypress Hill "Throw Your Set In The Air" [Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom]
Nigga throw your set in the air, nigga you know I'm sayin'

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