Glossary of Gang Terms

• All-City: When a gang's has spread across all of New York City.
• Army: To walk through another gang's territory without fear. As in, "You come armying down here, invading our territory...
• Bangin' / Bop / Brawl: To fight; usually refers to one-on-one fighting. A gang fight is a rumble.
• ''Burner / Peice / Tag:'' Gang logo, spray-painted. Signifies control of turf.
• Colors: Colors associated a gang and attire worn by a gang---e.g., the Warriors vest and red logo.
• Crew / Outfit / Set: A gang. A particularly tough gang is a "heavy set". A heavy set most likely has a "heavy rep".
• Dig: To understand, to "get it".
• Flex: Good fight moves. As in, "The Boy can flex.
• Fuzz / Heat / Pigs: The police.
• Get us up / Lay a mark / Piecin' / Tagging: To spray-paint the gang "burner" (it's graffiti logo) on walls. Good for building gang "rep".
• Made: Spotted by enemies.
• Packed / Packin': Carrying weapons. As in, "The chicks are packed!"
• Rep: Reputation
• Rumble: Gang fight, multiple participants.
• Skills: Fighting ability.
• Soldier: A rank-and-file gang member. Also a verb that means to fight, as in, "We gonna soldier our way through their turf."
• Solid: Cool.
• Territory / Turf: An area, usually a region of a city, claimed and defended by a gang.
• Toys: Insulting term for a gang; suggests a lame, weak, wannabe crew.
• Wreck: To beat up. To get "get wrecked" is to get beat up.
• Writer: A graffiti artist.