单词 | to jump in |
释义 | > as lemmasto jump (a person) in transitive. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). to jump (a person) in: to initiate (a person) into a street gang, by subjecting him or her to a beating or other ritual. Also intransitive: to undergo such an initiation. Similarly to jump (a person) out, in the context of leaving a gang. ΚΠ 1983 J. C. Quicker Homegirls i. 15 If these criteria are met, the girl will then be ready for the final step, a ritual initiation granting her full status as a gang member. This ritual is termed being ‘jumped in’. 1990 Christianity Today 15 Jan. 18/1 It's been said there are only two ways out of a gang—either to be killed in the loyal defense of your gang, or to be ‘jumped out’ (a brutal beating that often leaves a gang member crippled or dead). 1996 in J. E. Lighter Hist. Dict. Amer. Slang (1997) II. 327/2 We jumped in together. 2000 F.E.D.S. Mag. 2 vi. 77/1 F.E.D.S.: How were you initiated, were you jumped in? Bone: No. We didn't have to get initiated, although in different neighborhoods they do different things. Traditionally, if your set was jumping motherfuckers in back in the 70's, then that's what they're going to follow. < as lemmas |
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