“Oh, you one of dem nikkas.”
- This expression can be used for any generalized group of nikkas; i.e. the nikkas that hang at the park, the nikkas that don’t mess with redbox, the nikkas that only date white girls, etc.
“What chu know about this right here?!”
- Said by any
when a young person turns on Teddy P, Marvin, Luther, or Maze feat. Frankie Beverly.
“ Don't ask for NOTHING when we get up in this store”
- African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
“you smell like outside”
- Black mothers and grandmothers across the U.S.
“I sent you to the store with 5 dollars, where my change at”
- African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
“Quit runnin in and out this house”
- black mothers and grandmothers across the U.S.
“you got my good towels on the floor”
- African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
“Do you pay bills??”
- Don’t question me about anything I do in my house because you do not contribute anything to maintaining it.
African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
“Hold Your Ear”
- A command typically given when a hot hair styling tool (flat iron, curling iron, pressing comb, or straighten comb) is being applied to the hair near the ear. This command should be immediately followed to avoid having one’s ear burned by aforementioned hair tools. Black Proverb: Black Hair Edition.
“Turn ya head that way”
- A command said when getting your hair done. “That way” is typically never specified as right or left so one is left to guess which way they meant. African American Proverb: Black Hair Edition.
“I guess you ain’t really hungry then”
- A response from the home owner, usually a parent or grandparent, when one rejects their undesirable food options.
African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
“Excuse me?”
- God giving you another chance after you say the wrong thing to African-American moms.
African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
“Make me have to say it again.”
-- You’re so close to the grave at this point somebody ought to be making funeral arrangements for you.
African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
“No, we got that at the house.”
- African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
BUT IT’S NOT THE SAME!!!!
see also, “You can drink some water."
“Stop crying before I give you something to cry about”
- African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
“Go outside and get a switch”
— African American Proverb : Black Parent Edition.
Feel free to add
- This expression can be used for any generalized group of nikkas; i.e. the nikkas that hang at the park, the nikkas that don’t mess with redbox, the nikkas that only date white girls, etc.
“What chu know about this right here?!”
- Said by any
when a young person turns on Teddy P, Marvin, Luther, or Maze feat. Frankie Beverly.“ Don't ask for NOTHING when we get up in this store”
- African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
“you smell like outside”
- Black mothers and grandmothers across the U.S.
“I sent you to the store with 5 dollars, where my change at”
- African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
“Quit runnin in and out this house”
- black mothers and grandmothers across the U.S.
“you got my good towels on the floor”
- African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
“Do you pay bills??”
- Don’t question me about anything I do in my house because you do not contribute anything to maintaining it.
African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
“Hold Your Ear”
- A command typically given when a hot hair styling tool (flat iron, curling iron, pressing comb, or straighten comb) is being applied to the hair near the ear. This command should be immediately followed to avoid having one’s ear burned by aforementioned hair tools. Black Proverb: Black Hair Edition.
“Turn ya head that way”
- A command said when getting your hair done. “That way” is typically never specified as right or left so one is left to guess which way they meant. African American Proverb: Black Hair Edition.
“I guess you ain’t really hungry then”
- A response from the home owner, usually a parent or grandparent, when one rejects their undesirable food options.
African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
“Excuse me?”
- God giving you another chance after you say the wrong thing to African-American moms.
African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
“Make me have to say it again.”
-- You’re so close to the grave at this point somebody ought to be making funeral arrangements for you.
African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
“No, we got that at the house.”
- African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
BUT IT’S NOT THE SAME!!!!
see also, “You can drink some water."
“Stop crying before I give you something to cry about”
- African American Proverb: Black Parent Edition.
“Go outside and get a switch”
— African American Proverb : Black Parent Edition.
Feel free to add
