[1] A hoe is a garden tool, but this spelling of “Ho” is still relatively popular.
[2] Basica is a term I coined to describe Basic Bitches, those women who act cliché and exhibit conformist stances in regards to personality or fashion.
[3] Mila Kunis is the brunette bombshell best known for That 70’s Show .
[4] Ratchet is a derogatory term used to describe various classless women or trashy behavior.
[5] You Only Live Once = YOLO.
[6] Trick is also commonly used to refer to any man that spends money on women, often interchangeable with the term “mark”.
[7] D-boy is slang used to describe a drug dealer. These men are often seen as “Hood Rich,” due to having more money than those in the same low-income community; however in mainstream America their level of income would not be considered wealthy or rich.
[8] Gypsy Rose Lee was a Burlesque performer attributed with redefining the art of the strip tease and bringing it into the modern era.
[9] Colin Kaepernick was the young 49ers quarterback who became an NFL sex symbol, before evolving into a political landmine.
[10] The classic empowerment scene from Waiting to Exhale showed Basset’s character setting fire to her cheating husband’s car, forever inspiring the “exhilaration of revenge” stereotype.
[11] Regina George is the lead antagonist from the film Mean Girls . A movie every Ho should own.
[12] Ross and Rachel were characters from the TV show Friends , that had a turbulent but loving on again off again relationship.
[13] A line taken from the film Friday , used to apathetically dismiss a woman.
[14] Sterling was the notorious Los Angeles Clippers owner who was exposed by his young mistress’s phone recordings.
[15] Rapper Drake is known to name drop random women who he’s met in ordinary spots, to promote his love for the “everywoman”.
[16] Those Hos Over There or THOT has become the go to label used by millennials to point out Hos or Hoish behavior.
[17] Beating one’s face refers to the process of applying makeup.
[18] The act of deceiving someone online using false photos.
[19] Casino tells the true story of the mafia in Las Vegas. Hip Hop fans remember the Nas video for “Street Dreams” which retells the film.