ten toes down en · ADJ
Etymology
From the notion that a person’s dedicated or loyal friend would stand their ground to protect them rather than walking or running away and would therefore keep all ten toes on the ground. Seemingly coined by the rap duo 8Ball & MJG in 2010 and popularised by the rapper Kodak Black, who raps the phrase in two tracks on his 2014 album Heart of the Projects.
Meanings
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(slang) Dedicated, loyal.
to stand ten toes down on something
[Chorus] All day every day all the time we stay/Ten ten toes down/Ten ten toes down/Ten ten toes down/You know what I'm talkin' 'bout
2010 May 4, “Ten Toes Down” (track 4), in Ten Toes Down, performed by 8Ball & MJG:Do it for the fam dog, ten toes down dog Love and the loyalty; that's what we stand for
2016, “Sucker For Pain”, in Suicide Squad: The Album, performed by Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Logic, Ty Dolla $ign:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| more ten toes down | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most ten toes down | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |