gaffle

transitive verb

Published on April 10, 2016, 5:53 a.m.

to rob

Collocates barrio, bitch, chin check, chips, crib, gat, loco, scratch

Domains Crime

Synonyms gank, jack, jook, snatch, stick, tax

Related concepts jook, shake, stick-up kid

Related words gaffle up

Timeline

1994 Bloods & Crips "Every Dog Has His Day" [Bangin' On Wax 2... The Saga Continues]
You get gaffled like a bitch if you chin check
1996-08-13 Cypress Hill "Latin Lingo (Prince Paul Mix)" [Unreleased & Revamped]
Before I got here I was gaffled in the calle
1997-10-28 Spice 1 "Kill Street Blues" [The Black Bossalini]
Tryin' to gaffle the scratch my gat consumes

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transitive verb

Published on April 10, 2016, 5:53 a.m.

of police officers, to brutalize (a suspect), especially during an arrest

Collocates chin check, fed, one-time

Derivatives gaffle up

Domains Law Enforcement, Violence

Timeline

1990-05-16 Ice Cube "Amerikkka's Most Wanted" [Amerikkka's Most Wanted]
I got hassled and gaffled in the back seat
1993-03-19 Geto Boys "Crooked Officer" [Till Death Do Us Part]
Coppers wanna gaffle me
1997-11-11 MC Eiht "Tha Way We Run It" feat. B-Real [Last Man Standing]
One-time's gafflin' niggas that chin check

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intransitive verb

Published on April 10, 2016, 5:53 a.m.

to arrest (and mistreat)

Collocates one-time⁴, 5-0, chill, Compton, geah, roll

Domains Law Enforcement

Related concepts gaffle up

Timeline

1991-07-16 Compton's Most Wanted "They Still Gafflin" [Straight Checkn 'Em]
Watch your back, one-time's still gaffling, geah
1992-01-22 South Central Cartel "I Get My Roll On" [South Central Madness]
5-0's rollin and gafflin, I'm chillin
1992-04-21 Kid Frost "I Got Pulled Over" feat. A.L.T., MC Eiht [East Side Story]
Like I said, one-time still gafflin

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intransitive verb

Published on April 10, 2016, 5:53 a.m.

to rob

Collocates dope-fiend, gank, play

Domains Crime

Synonyms gank, jack, jook, snatch, stick, tax

Related concepts jook, shake, stick-up kid

Related words gaffle up

Timeline

1992 Penthouse Players Clique "Trust No Bitch" feat. AMG, DJ Quik, Eazy-E [Paid The Cost]
I won't be played or ganked or gaffled, but I ain't perfect
1995-07-03 Luniz "Yellow Brick Road" [Operation Stackola]
Plus, the dope-fiends be gafflin

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