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essentially the LFGSS specific dictionary with as many abbreviations and words defined as we can be bothered to put in. So... (BTW: I can get seriously bored hence...)
NOUNS
HHSB
(see here)
[noun, latin]
1.Hip Hop Slave Bike
Acronym coined on the LFGSS forum in London, usually a track bike that has never seen the track (i.e. tarck) and is used for sliding around Dalston or Shoreditch, showing off expensive, carbon, aerodynamic or otherwise rad components. All types of track bikes that may be slightly impractical but are nonetheless maximum rad to the power of epic awesome.
Foldable bikes and hybrids need not apply. In extreme circumstances (i.e. Landsharks) geared bikes may also be HHSB
Sick HHSB bro! can you do mad skidz?
HHSRB
(see here)
[noun, latin]
1.Hip Hop Slave Road Bike
Acronym coined on the LFGSS forum in London, a road bike showing off expensive, carbon, aerodynamic or otherwise rad components. All types of road bikes that may be slightly impractical but are nonetheless maximum rad to the power of epic awesome. Any foldable or functional bikes do not apply.
sick HHSRB bro!
derived from original HHSB
[noun, latin]
2.Hip Hop Slave Rat Bike(not actually real)
HHSRB is commonly confused with this. This is an outdated abbreviation as by definition rat bikes are slave hence their abbreviation of HHRB.
HHRB/Rat Bike
(see here)
1.Hip hop rat bike
[noun, latin]
Synonyms: Rat bike, Pub bike, beater
A bike that is normally made of a mix of parts from a variety of brands and is often used ona very regular basis with little care for its welfare and often running on the lowest possible maintenance for it to function.
I prefer to not use tires on my HHRB
2.Hip Hop Road Bike(not actually real)
[noun, latin]
Can be interpreted with Hip Hop Road Bike which is not a thing and should be corrected immediately to HHSRB (see HHSRB).
HHSMTB
(see here)
[noun, latin]
A mountain bike championing rad and crazy components with potentially crazy or rad paint jobs, so in general a rad mountain bike. Often very impractical. Possibly best put at the beginning of the thread: "Loud, flashy, slightly offensive and obnoxious looking mountainbikes. The kind of bikes that make 7 year old boys drop their jaws in awe, and we all know they are the kings of cool. The more suspension, the better. If it makes sense, it doesn't belong here."
crazy HHSMTB
Rep
1.Reputation points
[noun, latin]
A point off the point based system of Reps (reputations) tat used to exist in the previous forms of LFGSS. THese points were awarded for any reason by anyone. To compensate for their discontinuation 'hashatg' rep or wouldrep have taken its place.
ha lol, 'hashtag'rep