Drip
A person's style, fashion sense and overall presentation — having "drip" means dressing with consistent, impressive style.
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How it's used
This is hype vocabulary — words used to big something up, whether it's an outfit, a song, or a moment.
“New chain, new kicks — the drip is unmatched today.”
Where it comes from
Origin: Hip-hop/streetwear slang, widely used in the GTA. It's tied to Toronto's music and sports culture more than to a specific immigrant-language root — see our "from the block to global" section for how that side of Toronto slang spread.
Sources
This entry was compiled through general research into Toronto/GTA slang rather than one single citable source — see the full bibliography in SOURCES.md and the wider context in our history of Toronto slang.
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