Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 13:43:06 -0400

From: "Margaret G. Lee -English" mlee[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CS.HAMPTONU.EDU

Subject: Re: 9= police



On Mon, 29 Apr 1996, Tom Uharriet wrote:



How did the number 9, nines, or 99 come to be used as street slang

for the police?



What other numbers have special street slang meaning?

utom[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]admn.shs.nebo.edu



There are many numbers used in street slang; here are a few:



40 (forty) 40 ounce beer

24-7 (24 hours a day, seven days a week)

high-five

five-o (police)

six-pack (tight, flat stomach)

Deuce and a Quarter (1960's) Buick Electra 225



Margaret Lee

mlee[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]cs.hamptonu.edu