tab n.6
In phrases
(US black) a phr. rejecting another person’s suggestion.
Pittsburgh Courier (PA) 29 Oct. 11/1: Harlem Dictionary [...] I Ain’t Coming. Won’t accept the proposition. | ||
New Hepsters Dict. in Calloway (1976) 252: ain’t coming on that tab (v.): won’t accept the proposition. Usually abbr. to ‘I ain’t coming.’. | ||
Really the Blues 24: I know you’re Capone’s old lady – uh, uh, I ain’t coming on this tab. |