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Alternative forms

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• hit licks, hit them licks

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In its basic meaning, a reference to a robbery of a liquor store.

Verb

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hit a lick (third-person singular simple present hits a lick, present participle hitting a lick or hittin' a lick, simple past and past participle hit a lick)

1. (African-American Vernacular, MLE, MTE, slang, idiomatic) To earn a large sum of money in a short amount of time, usually illegally. Coordinate term: hit a stain
   • 2007, “Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)…”, in American Gangster, performed by Jay-Z:I figure frauds never hit a lick before So they don't know the feeling when them things get across
   • 2014, “My Nigga”, in My Krazy Life, performed by YG:Fucked my first bitch, passed her to my nigga Hit my first lick, passed with my nigga
   • 2014, “A Tale of 2 Citiez”, in 2014 Forest Hills Drive, performed by J. Cole:Listen up I'm about to go and get rich Fuck with me my nigga We gon' circle round the Ville and hit a lick
   • 2016 January 15, “Get It In (Remix)”, performed by Nef the Pharaoh, 4:13–4:23:Oh shit, the Pharaoh finna trip againIf I ever go broke I'm hitting licks againIt ain't shit for me to strip a manBack in high school I used to get it in
   • 2021 August 17, “London Scammer (Remix)”‎[1]performed by Tankz ft. Tarm, 2:17:Not banging them clicks and hitting them licksI'm probably in uptown fucking your bitchI love these bands, I can't go lidge, Imma scam, trap, or hit them licks
   • 2024 June 3, “Wah Gwan Delilah”‎[2]performed by Snowd4y ft. Drake, 2:41:Oh, don't you be acting meanOh, there's a .40 in my jeansAnd oh, if you're tryna hit a lick on the TD, RBC, Scotiabank, RBC, CIBC, PC FinancialHoller at me

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