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steez en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /stiz/ (General-American)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /stiːz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Blend of style + ease, respelled phonetically.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang, uncountable) Style; panache.
    • You know my steez / Let em know, do your thing, God 1998, “You know my steez”, in Moment of Truth, performed by Gang Starr:
    • Gun in my sleeve 'cause nowadays homicide is my steez. 2006, “Battle Cry”, in The Torture Papers, performed by Army of the Pharaohs:
    • Are you gay for Steve? I think you may be, and that would be alright. But let a bitch know just what your steez is, so I know if I should shave tonight. 2011, “You, Me, and Steve”, in All Over Your Face, performed by Garfunkel & Oates:

Translations (4)

es flow (Translations) · es swing (Translations) · es flou (Translations) · es suin (Translations)