corner boy
Neighborhood block regular
A corner boy is a man or youth who loiters on street corners, often associated with urban neighborhoods and sometimes with petty crime or drug dealing.
The term carries connotations of idleness and street life: The corner boys watched the police car roll past.
In Irish usage, it can simply mean a local layabout without criminal implications.
Attached head covering
- ghettoSegregated urban quarter
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
- inner-cityCentral part of metropolis
- stoopSmall entry porch
rowhouse · tenement · alley · bodega · streetlight · payphone · housing · poverty
One who shoves forward
- dealerOne who sells goods
- stashHidden reserve
- dopeSlang triple-threat term
- trapDevice for catching animals
supply · trafficking · contraband · narcotics · heroin · cocaine · marijuana · pills
Energetic, aggressive action
- grindCrush into particles
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- savvyPractical shrewdness
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
resourceful · street-smart · quick-witted · adaptable · shrewd · alert · perceptive · instinct
Covert listening device
- urban fictionGenre depicting city life
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- BaltimoreMajor Maryland seaport
- AvonEnglish river or cosmetics company
Stringer · hopper · game · trap music · drill · storytelling
Guard on duty
- scoutOne who reconnoiters
- watchPortable timekeeping device
- spotterSafety backup person
- signalMessage-conveying cue
warning · patrol · surveillance · stakeout · post · relay · whistleblower · decoy
Working team aboard
- gangOrganized criminal group
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
loyalty · code · respect · hierarchy · recruitment · initiation · affiliation · set
hood
Attached head covering
- ghettoSegregated urban quarter
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
- inner-cityCentral part of metropolis
stoop · rowhouse · tenement · alley · bodega · streetlight · payphone · housing · poverty · blight
pusher
One who shoves forward
trap · supply · trafficking · contraband · narcotics · heroin · cocaine · marijuana · pills · opioids
hustle
Energetic, aggressive action
cunning · resourceful · street-smart · quick-witted · adaptable · shrewd · alert · perceptive · instinct · wary
The Wire
Covert listening device
- urban fictionGenre depicting city life
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- BaltimoreMajor Maryland seaport
Avon · Stringer · hopper · game · trap music · drill · storytelling
sentry
Guard on duty
signal · warning · patrol · surveillance · stakeout · post · relay · whistleblower · decoy · eyes
crew
Working team aboard
turf · loyalty · code · respect · hierarchy · recruitment · initiation · affiliation · set · clique
corner boypillar of the community
Respected local leader
solid citizen · good neighbor · community leader · straight arrow · boy scout
corner boybreadwinner
Primary household earner
wage earner · professional · businessman · hard worker · go-getter
corner boystriver
One who works diligently
achiever · high achiever · success story · self-made man · climber
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