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