word is bond
English
Etymology
Shortening of "my word is my bond", popularized by its use among the Five-Percenter movement and hip-hop music.[1]
Pronunciation
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Interjection
- (African-American Vernacular, idiomatic) indicates that the speaker purports that they have told the truth or is trustworthy
- 1992, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)”, in Mecca and the Soul Brother[2]:
- 'Listen, just listen
To the funky song as I rock on
And that's word is bond
I'm not playin'
- 1994, The Notorious B.I.G., “Gimme the Loot”, in Ready to Die[3]:
- Word is bond, I'ma smoke him, yo, don't fake no moves (What?)
Treat it like boxin', stick and move, stick and move
Related terms
References
- ^ 2010, Michael Muhammad Knight, “Five Percenters”, in Edward E. Curtis, Encyclopedia of Muslim-American history[1], New York: Facts on File, →ISBN, page 204: