What's a 'B'?
The whole movie they kept calling each other "B".
shareThey say that in New york I think it means black.
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it means, boy, blood, brotha, wats up b, wats up blood, wats up brotha, its like sayin wats up man, wats up dogg, n mostly used wit bloods(the gang) like crips say wats up cuz, but yea b means boy, blood, brotha
shareIt means boy its just new york talk.
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shareBack in the 80s, they used to call each other b-boy or b-girl (a la hip hop) and then it was cut down to just "B." It is not short or "black" or anything like that.
shareYOu Can't B Serious. B Means "Black"? B Means Blood. People Use B When They Are With The Blood Gang. If They Were Crips They Would Say Cuz.
share*beep* How old are you kids??? B means black! FUGG, go to NY one day and you will know what I am talking about!
shareHow old are YOU dude? 'B', like most slang, can be used for different things, particularly in different areas. It can mean Black, as in 'what up Black', Blood, and also Bro, or Brother. Now on the East coast it may very well most commonly be used for 'Black' (not sure just guessing, although I think you'll find that calling each other 'Black' is pretty old skool, its not used that much anymore as far as I know) but on the west coast it's far more likely to be used for Blood amongst members of the Bloods, or Brother for non-Bloods members, otherwise why would the Mexicans say it all the time if it meant Black. Get yo facts straight in the future man.
shareIt was more of an Uptown thing, then it trickled down to Queens and other parts of NY. That's my word B!!! Jamaica Ave!! What!?
shareB is just B. It's not necessarily short for anything. I'm from New York and I've used the term for over 15 years. I am definitely not a Blood nor was anyone in the movie being portayed as a Blood. For that matter, nor was anyone in New York in the mid to late 80's a Blood. If you follow the context of the film it's just like saying what up man? what up bro? what up kid? B is like a variable. It could mean many things. But more times than not, B is just B. Also, people definitely say "what up Black" from all over, not just from New York.
shareim from new york and its just like when cali people say wud up bra its just wud up b, its kinda like what up son, or what up my dude, just a way to see how some one is doing or what there doing
so it means basically
whats going on my freind
Fuggin Honk M o t h e r f u k e r!
Actually, you're all correct. I was born & raised in the bronx & it was an abbreviated term for brother, black, b-boy, blood, etc. No need to argue, you're all right!
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