plug walk

English

Etymology

plug +‎ walk; a hip-hop slang term originating from the illicit drug trade, referring to the walk of a plug (a drug supplier).

The term was used in 2014 by rapper Black Kray in his song of the same name; the term was then popularized on TikTok in 2018 by rapper Rich the Kid’s hit single of the same name.

Noun

plug walk

  1. (Internet slang) The characteristic, swaggering gait of a drug dealer or supplier flush with money and product.
    1. (by extension, figuratively) A smooth, confident strut.
  2. (by extension) A viral dance trend involving a bouncing motion in which dancers alternate rotating their knees inward and outward while making rhythmic hand gestures.

Verb

plug walk (third-person singular simple present plug walks, present participle plug walking, simple past and past participle plug walked)

  1. To do a plug walk or to perform the plug walk dance.

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