Green’s Dictionary of Slang

mains, the n.

(UK Black) the main road.

2015		150 ‘4 Door Truck’ 🎵 Get blammed on the mains in the face, my niggas trynna take off hats.
2016		67 ‘Every Year’ 🎵 Don got left on the mains / Like don got hit by a bus.
2018-20		T. Thorne (ed.) ‘Drill Slang Glossary’ at Forensic Linguistic Databank 🌐 Hit up the mains - go to urban zones.
2019		Headie One ‘Both’ 🎵 Me and T Buck see two opps on the mains.

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