props n.2
(US black/campus) respect, admiration.
 | implied in give props | |
| ‘Mr. Flamboyant’ 🎵 Out here get my propers, don’t ya know. | |
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | Corner (1998) 234: Expectation is readily sacrificed for the leavings of the here and now: girls, props, weed, new Jordans, crew clothes. | |
| Westsiders 364: A T-shirt printed with another acronym: ‘Respect Exact Same Props Equality Community Truthful’. | |
| ‘From the Streets’ 🎵 I’m from the ghetto, so the hood-rats gettin propers. | |
| (con. 1990s) in One of the Guys 185: ‘They probably could be hard or whatever. But they wouldn’t have no props’. | |
| Teen Lingo: The Source for Youth Ministry 🌐 props n. Favor or admiration credited to a person because of something done. A verbal recognition of good achievement. | |
| ‘some men are just funny that way’ in What They Found 81: ‘I went after Michael big-time just to reclaim my propers’. | |
| All the Right Stuff 54: Everybody gave the dude his propers and nobody moved upon him too quick. | |
| (ed.) UNC-CH Campus Sl. Spring 2016 8: PROPS — recognition, praise: X: ‘I won this round! Want a rematch?’ Y: ‘Sure thing. Props, dude’. | |
| Life’s Too Short 25: Barry Manilow. Give my mom props. She gets into Barry—a little. |
In phrases
(US black) to gain respect, admiration.
| ‘Sticky Fingers’ 🎵 It Takes a Thief [album] Yeah, buddy, shit’s lookin good / Gets much props and respect from the hood. | |
| Hip-Hop Connection Dec. 4: Queen Latifah may not be getting much props from the hip-hop world. | |
| Corruption Officer [ebk] cap. 18: You may be getting props right now but when shit hits the fan a lot of the times you’re gonna find yourself by yourself. |
(US black) to applaud, to praise, to acknowledge as good.
| (con. 1950s) Whoreson 85: If you’re as cool as I think you is, just give Fatima her propers. | |
| ‘Electric Miles’ in Flyboy in the Buttermilk (1992) 78: I’ll give Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart their propers for wallowing in similar sties on the other side of the tracks. | |
![[UK]](/static/img/flags/uk.png "United Kingdom") | Deadmeat 45: Up an cumin DJs like DJ Ink an Loxey give dem som props. | |
| Campus Sl. Apr. 5: props – respect: I gotta give you props on getting that girl’s phone number. | |
| ‘Corner Boys’ Wire ser. 4 ep. 8 [TV script] Bodie got a real short memory when it comes to givin’ props. | |
| ? (Pronounced Que) [ebook] I couldn’t break you and you can’t break me. I give you your props, though. | |
| Crongton Knights 238: ‘The Major will give me props and let me step up’. | |
| The Force [ebook] Even the cops who hate blacks give him his props. |