def
Word's meaning, abbreviated
Def is slang for excellent or outstanding, prominent in hip-hop culture from the 1980s: That track is def.
The word appears in Def Jam Records and *Def Comedy Jam*.
Now somewhat dated, it still surfaces in nostalgic or retro contexts.
Separately, def is an informal spelling of deaf, and in programming, def introduces a function definition.
Quick sharp blow
- beatsPulses or defeats
- rhymesMatching word endings
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
- cypherEncoded communication method
flow · MCing · emceeing · mixtape · DJing · turntablism · sampling · beatboxing
Slang triple-threat term
What something signifies
- explanationStatement making something clear
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- descriptionAccount of characteristics
elucidation · explication · annotation · gloss · denotation · connotation · paraphrase · translation
Unable to hear
- hearing-impairedHaving partial or total deafness
- cochlearOf the spiral ear cavity
- audiologistHearing disorder specialist
- sign-languageCommunication through gestures
ASL · lip-reading · captioning · subtitles · audiology · decibel · CODA · Gallaudet
rap
Quick sharp blow
cypher · flow · MCing · emceeing · mixtape · DJing · turntablism · sampling · beatboxing · b-boying
dope
Slang triple-threat term
fire · lit · fresh · ill · phat · raw · legit · solid · wicked · mint
meaning
What something signifies
- explanationStatement making something clear
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
description · elucidation · explication · annotation · gloss · denotation · connotation · paraphrase · translation · decoding
deaf
Unable to hear
- hearing-impairedHaving partial or total deafness
- cochlearOf the spiral ear cavity
- audiologistHearing disorder specialist
sign-language · ASL · lip-reading · captioning · subtitles · audiology · decibel · CODA · Gallaudet · TTY
clarity
State of being understandable
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- HDHigh-resolution video format
- 4KHigh-resolution video standard
pixel · crisp · vivid · sharp · 1080p · 720p · screen · display · fidelity · upscaling
- percussionbass drum, bongos, cajon, drum, congas
- 90s Slangall that, as if, da bomb, the bomb, dope
- programmingvariables, functions, for, function, debugger
- Albanian musicpolyphony, tambura, traditional instruments, choral music, choral singing
- Balkan folktambura, prim, hora, czardas, traditional melodies
- Bosnian musictraditional music, folk dances, love songs, mountain songs, wedding music
- definitely notEmphatic negative response
- high definitionSuperior visual resolution
- by definitionAs a matter of meaning
- defining momentCrucial event shaping outcome
- dictionary definitionA word's stated meaning
- definite maybeSelf-canceling tentative agreement
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