Shawty Got Swag

$hawty Got $wag
Shawty got swag, Shawty mad dope. Face all cheesin’, She real turned up. Goin’ to da club, She steppin' wit her peeps, Lookin’ so ratchet, She’s straight up hoochie.
No racks in her pocket, No stacks in her wallet, But she all into bubbly Slurpin’ and burpin’. Lookin for a big baller, Who’ll give her wat she wants, Wildin’ on the dance floor, Tweakin’ an’ freakin’, Shawty actin' so cra cra! She just like da rest a dem, But Shawty real fly, Sure likes a lotta ice, Bling bling, and Benjamins.
Shawty creepin’ to hook up Coz she needs a boo wit finesse, Who’ll give her Yves St. Laurent, 5-star hotels, and 5-star restaurants. Shawty off the chain, Shawty off the hook, She got game and she’s aight! Shawty da bomb - fuh real!!!
08-18-2014 Contest: Ebonics – Let’s Do Some Slang Sponsor: Verlena S. Walker Placement: 1st Some Terms and Definitions: shawty – a young attractive female; dope – cool, nice, awesome; swag – style; turn up – excited; mad – really a lot; peeps – friends, close pals; baller – a thug that made it in the big time; racks/stacks– lots of money; aight – alright; wildin’– to go crazy, acting out of control; cra cra – crazy; tweakin’/freakin’ – dancing provocatively and moving around out of control; cheesin’ – smiling; finesse – man who has swag and can spend a huge amount of money; ratchet – ghetto diva; creepin’ – sneaking about; bubbly – champagne; bling bling – expensive flashy jewelry; Benjamins – hundred dollar bills; boo – one’s lover; da bomb – the best of the best; game – skills; ice – expensive flashy jewelry usually diamonds or jewelry with diamonds; off the chain/off the hook – excellent, fantastic, awesome; fly – cool, in style; hook up – getting together with someone romantically; hoochie – a female who dresses trashy; straight up – absolutely, really.
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Maverick Avatar
February 15, 2015 at 3:34 PM
Enjoyed this trash bashed crashing; out there write that touches and fits all its lines real tight..' well done Pandita..'
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June 14, 2015 at 12:39 PM
Hi Joe, I apologize for a belated response but I am just now seeing this wonderful compliment from you! Please accept my sincere appreciation, my friend! Warmest regards. Pandita
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August 29, 2014 at 8:02 PM
I got a real kick out of this one! Pandita, you outdid yourself with this one! Wow this was a tough assignment from Verlena and your piece is outstanding, my friend! Congratulations your top placement is well-deserved! Kika
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August 29, 2014 at 8:58 PM
I am so happy that you enjoyed this piece, Kika. I had such a good time penning this one! Have a great weekend, my friend! Pandita
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August 26, 2014 at 11:05 PM
the ThuG Life Dictionary at the end was a nice touch for us kracker azz KrackuhS! I feel honored not have to read the Key cuz I been had knowd what YaH Mean Shawty! Now I finn ta break out the crib n' ride Ole Earth and Mom Dukes ta copp some new Christian Louboutin SteppUZ Wiff Da' Red Bottumz Ya hurrd!
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August 27, 2014 at 8:18 AM
What an honor to receive your compliments cause you're da bomb poet! I love your comments and I see that I definitely can learn a thing or two from you on how to improve my write next time (lol)! Thank you so much for stopping by! Pandita
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August 26, 2014 at 10:24 PM
You have made it easy with glossary at the end, PaNDITA, Congrats
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August 27, 2014 at 8:12 AM
Thanks very much, Dr. Ram for your always kind compliments. I am glad I included the glossary. This is my first try at something like this and I am rather pleased with the results. Warmest regards. Pandita
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August 26, 2014 at 10:22 PM
Way to go Pandita, and with a dictionary to boot.
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August 27, 2014 at 8:09 AM
Hi John, thank you very much for complimenting my work. I am glad I included the dictionary because it was helpful to those who were not familiar with the terms. Warmest regards, my friend! Pandita
Life Avatar
August 26, 2014 at 9:49 PM
Pandita... You rolled it dope... I totally dig your write.. Congrats
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August 27, 2014 at 8:06 AM
Hi Zoe, thank you so very much for your lovely compliments which I so much appreciate! Peace out, homie! lol! Pandita
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August 26, 2014 at 6:12 PM
Pandita, my friend, you seem to have got the control of this one perfectly. I could not even dare to enter the contest as was clueless of the context altogether. congrats for the top win. Mohan
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August 26, 2014 at 9:01 PM
Hi Mohan, thanks for stopping by. Well, even for me this was definitely a big challenge - but I still have a teenager at home and his friends who have exposed me to different genre of music and poetry so that was very helpful (lol). My friend, thank you so much for complimenting my work. Warmest regards to you. Pandita
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August 26, 2014 at 3:31 PM
Thanks for deciphering these. I could barely get the gist of it. Too many generations apart. congratulations on a great job. Love,Joyce
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August 26, 2014 at 8:49 PM
Joyce, this was one of the most challenging for me as well. But it was fun putting it all together. Thank you for the compliments! Pandita
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August 26, 2014 at 2:42 PM
Congratulations Pandita! I could never write anything like this, it's beyond me, but I did understand what you wrote (the notes helped) and I quite enjoyed it. // paul
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August 26, 2014 at 8:46 PM
Thank you so very much Paul for your wonderful compliments and I am so happy that you enjoyed it! Have a great day! Pandita
Allison Avatar
August 26, 2014 at 1:03 PM
glad you gave the explanation - i can only talk English and gibberish! many congrats Pandiat:-) hugs Jan xx
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August 26, 2014 at 1:49 PM
Many thanks, my friend! This was a big stretch for me but I gave it a good shot! Appreciate the kind words. Pandita
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August 26, 2014 at 10:08 AM
Congratulations Pandita for your first place win. You have done this so well. Verlena S. Walker
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August 26, 2014 at 12:12 PM
Hi verlena, thank you so very much for honoring me with such a high placement in your very challenging but extremely fun contest. I really appreciate it! Warmest regards. Pandita
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August 24, 2014 at 12:27 AM
Loved the vibe to this poem :-) made me giggle! great work!
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August 24, 2014 at 8:26 AM
Hi Dakota, thank you so very much for taking the time to look at my work. I am happy that you enjoyed this piece and appreciate your compliments! Warm regards. Pandita
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August 19, 2014 at 2:35 PM
Shawty know where it's at!
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August 19, 2014 at 3:25 PM
Hehehehe - Shawty's with dat! LOL! Thank you so much for the great response! Warmest regards. Pandita
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August 18, 2014 at 3:16 PM
wow, you REALLY did a great job with this. I am impressed. It is on my list to do hopefully in the near future. Or maybe not!! Amazingly, I understood almost every word of it without the definitions!!
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August 18, 2014 at 5:32 PM
Hi Andrea, actually this turned out to be one of the most challenging writes for me and took a while for me to develop and put together. So I thank you very much for the big compliments! Pandita
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August 18, 2014 at 2:21 AM
OH WOW!!! I LOVED this. You got it, girl! Man...I'd never be able to write something like this...Not only does it have a great story...but also it puts you in the mood right away and the lingo you used? AWESOME! Thanks for sharing and visiting me. I sure wish you luck on the contest. PS...thanks for the footnote. It helped! I knew a lot of them and guess some by the gist but cra cra? ;) Hugs
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August 18, 2014 at 7:49 AM
Hi Eileen, thank you so very much for being the first one to comment on this piece. This was very challenging for me and I had to stretch myself a bit to work on it; but it was great fun! Thank you for the wonderful compliments, my friend! Pandita
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