These Streets

Annotated version (scroll down for the unabridged version):
1) Blown Tabs = The purchase and payment of at least $100 worth of drinks on a given night
2) Bobble = recovery of an item that nearly left one’s possession.
3) Do Somethin’ = encouraging someone to engage in the activity referenced w/all deliberate speed
4) Do Work = Do Somethin’ kicked up 15 notches…either can be said to motivate or antagonize
5) Eager = desire to be amongst ‘available’ women
6) Fumble = Loss of possession of an item that was previously under one’s control
7) Grab-ups = tapping a woman in a manner that will get her attention in a raucous environment
8 ) Growns = milfs w/o the children. Lol, you wanted annotated, didn’t you?:-)
9) ‘Mind if I stretch out = Exhibiting an inappropriate amount of comfortability given the setting (i.e. rolling up on another girls man like she’s your girlfriend, not his).
10) OTG = Drunk as hell
11) Pick-ups = when a woman literally jumps on a man (straddling him) & both parties continue to dance
12) Thirsty = undeniable desire to be around women who are ‘available’

Disclaimer: given the sheer number of expressions utilized, and the level of analysis required to properly represent the profundity and elasticity of the respective terms, I ask that you bear with my associates and I as we undertake the time consuming process of attempting to illuminate these phrases and guiding principles.

Synonyms: As synonyms are inherently functional equivalents of other words, when particular mantras are roughly similar the following format will be employed:

1) original phrase under investigation (also written as, (”a.w.a.”)).
A) synonymous phrase
i) notable distinctions between the respective phrases.
a) Examples, (”i.e”), which will be employed as necessary, to elucidate any remaining confusion that may result from attempting to reconcile the terms from a ’squares perspective’.

That said, based on my independent analysis of the terms I’ve seen to date, I believe the following to be the definitions attributed to the nuanced terminology featured (warning, these definitions are convoluted):

1) Do work (a.w.a., ‘dew werk’, ‘du wurk’, and of course, ‘do weezi’): The ultimate instigating phrase, where the inciter frankly demands that an individual proceed, with whatever activity it was in reference, certainty, but more importantly ‘fervently and immediately’

A) Syn.: “do sumthin’” (the word ‘do’ in this phrase exhibits all the permutations noted above, however sumthin’ can be also be written as, sompthin’, sompin’, somp’n, som’n, sumpin’, sump’n, sum’n, and yes. it may even occasionally be written as plainly, do something).

i) Not. Distinctions: ‘dew sum’n’, despite being traditionally used in a similar manner as ‘dew werk’, represents a lower standard of conviction, fervor and expected activity to reach the ever important, “clique acceptance threshold”.

a) i.e.: (both said to a person vacilitating drinking any further at a club):

‘Do sumpthin’ = Go buy a drink and stop acting indecisive.
‘Dew werk’= (At the very least) Go buy several strong drinks for yourself, or a round of unnecessarily strong drinks for yourself and your cohorts with the expectation that more are to follow.

2) Thirsty: (a.w.a. thursty, thirstee, thurstee, dat’ thirst, etc.)…Ah yes, thirsty. In the Thesestreets ™ context ‘thirsty’ is not synonymous with being dehydrated or the physical state where a person may feel compelled to imbibe some other beverage. Instead, it references the other aspects of thirsty, such as notions of mental eagerness and/or physical yearning. However, these notions are directed towards satisfying another desire, the desire to be around men or women who are ‘available’.

A) Syn.: “Eager” (a.w.a. ee-gur, egur, etc.)..

i) Not. Distinctions: Thirst, as with any qualititative assessment of a person’s state of mind, there is a large spectrum of variation in how thirsty one person is versus another. Thirsty is the superlative of eager. They are used in similar contexts, however, eagerness denotes a lesser degree of urgency.
a) i.e.: setting, a person has an article to submit to their editor in 12 hours and has at least 8 hours of work left to do and their friend(s) invite him/her out…”hey ___, let’s go out, I know a great spot”..
Eager Response: “Damn, I’d love to, and you know I would normally, but I can’t right now. I simply have too much work, sign me up for tomorrow evening, though.”

Thirsty Response: “Damn, I’d love to, and you know I would normally, but I can’t right now. I simply have too much work……….fuck it, I’ll be ready in 10 minutes.”

3) Grab-ups: (a.w.a. grabs, grizzles, etc.)…contrary to the first image that may come to your mind when you hear, ‘grab-ups’, it is merely a means of asserting one’s interest and assuring an audience to one’s concern given the peculiar context of their interaction. Amongst raucous crowds, or in places where the music is deafening, actively ‘grabbing-up’ is essential to ensuring that one can efficiently acquire that persons attention without having to resort to yelling over the music or similar barbaric means of communcation.

a) i.e.: Once the person’s attention is acquired, the concern can be versed, in varying degrees of intensity, in the form of a question, comment, or subliminal message communicated via body language, such as: inquiring about that persons relationship status, the ethnicity of their past boyfriends or even something simple like; ‘may I get you a drink’; comments such as ‘I think that dress looks great on you’ or ‘you dance really well’; or even body language like, dancing towards someone or the often used, but rarely recommended, stare….

4) Fumbles: (Tiki barber’ing, rashaam salaam’ing, blipta-blipta, etc.)…the meaning of the word fumble is actually fairly consistent with the typical definition. A fumble is when a person has something (item/situation) wrapped up, literally or figuratively, and then inexplicably loses that item, whether it be a full out drop and loss of possession, or a temporary fumble and recovery (bobble) due to their actions or inaction.

A) Bobble….(Related terms to discuss later, Poor piece management, upgrading)

i) A Bobble differs from a fumble because although it entails the dropping or mishandling of an item/situation, there is actually a full recovery from the initial fumble. Typically, whether a fumble is not recovered (unsalvageable) or partially recovered is irrelevant, it is still classified as a fumble (very tough standard of scrutiny). Whether something is a fumble or not merely requires one member who witnesses, overhears, or presumes one took place for it to be classified as so, with the burden of proof being on the accused to prove otherwise.

a)i.e. Please note that there are literally an infinite number of instances where a person’s actions or inaction can be deemed a fumble. That said, here is an example:

Fumble: You talked to a young lady whose feeling you for 4 songs. Despite her feeling you, you leave to talk to another one for a moment, then come back to her after the next one disses and she wants nothing to do with you…..Fumble.

Bobble: you do the same thing, leave one who’s feeling you for another, but after being denied by the new girl, manage to recreate the same vibe that you disrupted by opting to leave the young ladies company and you carry on with the original girl as if it never took place….bobble…