• Slab

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /slæb/
    • Rhymes: -æb

    Origin 1

    From Middle English sclabbe, slabbe, of Unknown origin.

    Full definition of slab

    Noun

    slab

    (plural slabs)
    1. (archaic) Mud, sludge.
      • 1664, John Evelyn, Sylva, Or A Discourse of Forest Trees, Volume 1,Some do also plant oziers in their eights, like quick-sets, thick, and (near the water) keep them not more than half a foot above ground; but then they must be diligently cleansed from moss, slab, and ouze, and frequently prun'd (especially the smaller spires) to form single shoots;....
    2. A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
    3. A paving stone; a flagstone.
    4. (Australia) A carton containing twenty-four cans of beer.
    5. An outside piece taken from a log or timber when sawing it into boards, planks, etc.
    6. A bird, the wryneck.
    7. (nautical) The slack part of a sail.
    8. (slang) A large, luxury pre-1980 General Motors vehicle, particularly a Buick, Oldsmobile or Cadillac.
    9. (surfing) A very large wave.
    10. (computing) A sequence of 12 adjacent bits, serving as a byte in some computers.

    Derived terms

    Verb

    1. (transitive) To make something into a slab.

    Origin 2

    Compare Gaelic & Irish slaib, mud, mire left on a river strand, and English slop ("puddle").

    Adjective

    slab

    1. thick; viscous
      • ShakespeareMake the gruel thick and slab.

    Origin 3

    Acronym of Slow, Loud And Bangin'.

    Noun

    slab

    (plural slabs)
    1. (Southern US, slang) A car that has been modified with equipment such as loudspeakers, lights, special paint, hydraulics, and any other accessories that add to the style of the vehicle.Slim thug - wood grain wheel - You ain't riding slab if them ain't swangas on ya ride.
      • 2005, Chamillionaire (featuring ), "", :Pull me over, try to check my slab
      • 2006, Trae tha Truth (featuring and ), "Swang", :I'mma swang, I'mma swing my slab lean to the left
      • 2012, Bobby Austin, By All Mean$, AuthorHouse (2012), ISBN 9781468542943, page 56:All three of them recognized who the Lexus' belonged to so he parked his slab and they cocked their guns.

    Usage notes

    This term been popularized through the southern rap genre of hip-hop, most notably by rappers such as Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, Lil' Keke, and others.

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