"plug walk" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: plug + walk; a hip-hop slang term originating from the illicit drug trade, referring to the walk of a plug (a drug supplier). The term was used in 2014 by rapper Black Kray in his song of the same name; the term was then popularized on TikTok in 2018 by rapper Rich the Kid’s hit single of the same name. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|plug|walk}} plug + walk Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} plug walk
  1. (Internet slang) The characteristic, swaggering gait of a drug dealer or supplier flush with money and product. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-plug_walk-en-noun-6VKRUTY9 Categories (other): Gaits, TikTok Disambiguation of Gaits: 39 39 7 15 Disambiguation of TikTok: 20 24 29 27
  2. (Internet slang) The characteristic, swaggering gait of a drug dealer or supplier flush with money and product.
    (by extension, figuratively) A smooth, confident strut.     Tags: Internet, broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-plug_walk-en-noun-T6MzeGdm Categories (other): Gaits, TikTok Disambiguation of Gaits: 39 39 7 15 Disambiguation of TikTok: 20 24 29 27
  3. (by extension) A viral dance trend involving a bouncing motion in which dancers alternate rotating their knees inward and outward while making rhythmic hand gestures. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-plug_walk-en-noun-9XJc1bNA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dances, Internet memes, TikTok Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 51 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 12 65 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 10 72 9 Disambiguation of Dances: 9 11 56 24 Disambiguation of Internet memes: 14 14 60 12 Disambiguation of TikTok: 20 24 29 27

Verb

Forms: plug walks [present, singular, third-person], plug walking [participle, present], plug walked [participle, past], plug walked [past]
Etymology: plug + walk; a hip-hop slang term originating from the illicit drug trade, referring to the walk of a plug (a drug supplier). The term was used in 2014 by rapper Black Kray in his song of the same name; the term was then popularized on TikTok in 2018 by rapper Rich the Kid’s hit single of the same name. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|plug|walk}} plug + walk Head templates: {{en-verb}} plug walk (third-person singular simple present plug walks, present participle plug walking, simple past and past participle plug walked)
  1. To do a plug walk or to perform the plug walk dance.
    Sense id: en-plug_walk-en-verb-cnPamGMU Categories (other): Gaits, TikTok Disambiguation of Gaits: 39 39 7 15 Disambiguation of TikTok: 20 24 29 27
     
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