"steez" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /stiz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-steez.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Blend of style + ease, respelled phonetically. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|style|ease}} Blend of style + ease, {{glossary|respelling|respelled}} respelled Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} steez (uncountable)
  1. (hip-hop slang) Style; panache. Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-steez-en-noun-6WIwD51J Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: dancing, hip-hop, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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