Streetwear Glossary: ​​Key Words & Abbreviations You Need to Know

Streetwear is not just about clothes, but about a whole culture, lifestyle and unique language. For those who are just entering this world or want to understand it better, we have prepared a glossary of the most important terms. Knowing these concepts will help you better navigate the world of urban fashion, especially if you are interested in reselling, collecting unique drops or just want to keep up with the latest trends.

Alphabetical Dictionary of Streetwear Terms

AND

• ACG (All Condition Gear) – Clothing, footwear and accessories created with all weather conditions in mind.
• AF1 (Air Force 1) – A popular Nike shoe model.
• AIRS – Colloquial name AF1.
• ASAP (As Soon As Possible) – As soon as possible.
• ATMOS – A Tokyo sneaker store known for its collaborations.

B

• Backdoor – Purchasing shoes/clothes through unofficial channels, e.g. through acquaintances from store employees.
• Beaters – Shoes worn every day, often in a very worn condition.
• Bespoke – Limited special editions that are not mass produced.
• BID – Your bid in the auction/bidding.
• BIN (Buy It Now) – Buy It Now price.
• BOGO (Buy One Get One) – Sweatshirt with a characteristic box logo, e.g. Supreme.
• Bot – An application used to automatically purchase limited edition products.
• Bredy – Jordan color scheme from the words black and red.
• Brick – A product that did not gain popularity and lost value after its release.
• Bump (B/UP) – A comment that is intended to refresh a post and improve its positioning.

C

• Cart / Cartowanie – Adding a product to the shopping cart, often used in the context of online drops.
• CMDNN (What Are You Wearing Today?) – A popular tag among Polish sneakerheads on Instagram.
• CMDNS (What Are You Wearing Today?) – A popular tag among Polish streetwear fans on Instagram.
• Cop / Copować – Buying a dream product, often from a hard-to-find collection.
• Cop or Drop? – To Take or Not to Take?
• Crispy – A term for something very clean.
• CW (Color Way) – The color scheme of the model.

D

• Deadstock (DS) – New, never used product in original packaging.
• Deadstock With Tags (DSWT) – New product in deadstock condition, still with tags.
• Drop – Shoe/clothing release, e.g. in the Nike SNKRS or Adidas app.

E

• Easy Cop – Easy, successful purchase.

F

• Fake / Fakes / Fejury – Counterfeits / non-original shoes or clothes.
• Fits – Does something go with a given style or other shoes or clothes?
• Flex – To flaunt yourself.
• Flipping – Buying a product with the intention of quickly reselling it for a profit.
• FS (For Sale) – Indicates that the item is for sale.
• FSR (Full Size Run) – Full size range for a given model and color.
• FT (For Trade) – Item offered for exchange.
• F&F (Friends and Family) – Limited products available only to a narrow circle of friends and family of the designer or brand.

G

• Grail – A dream, hard-to-find product in a streetwear fan's collection.
• GR (General Release) – Release date of the selected collection.
• GS (Grade School) – Youth/women's sizing.
• GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) – The best shoe ever released.
• GUM SOLE – Term for the characteristic brown rubber sole in shoes.

H

• Hard Cop – A difficult purchase.
• Heat – Fire – a color scheme/model of shoes/clothes that are really good.
• HO (Highest Offer) – Current highest offer.
• HMU (Hit Me Up) – Bump – request for a bump.
• Hype – The fashion for something that everyone wants to have.
• Hypebeast – A person who follows the latest streetwear trends.

AND

• ICY SOLE – Transparent (icy) or semi-transparent shoe sole.
• ID – Request for help in identifying a product.
• IMO (In My Opinion) – In my opinion.

J

• Jumpman – The figure of Michael Jordan performing a dunk – the Jordan Brand logo, also known as the jumping jack.

K

• Kampić/Kamperka – Staying in front of a shop waiting for a drop.
• KMWTW (Kto Ma Wiedzieć Ten Wie) – A popular saying among streetwear fans.
• Kolabo / Collabo – Collaboration, cooperation, e.g. of two well-known companies or people.

L

• LC (Legit Check) – A request to verify the authenticity of a product.
• L (Legit) – Original shoes/clothes purchased from a trusted seller.
• LPU (Latest Pick Up) – Latest purchases.

M

• Match / Matching – Something of the same color or style.

N

• NDC (Nike Dot Com) – Nike.com Website.
• NWT (New With Tags) – New product with tags.
• NWOT (New Without Tags) – New product without tags.
• Nuptse – A series of popular winter jackets from The North Face.

ABOUT

• OBO (Or Best Offer) – Our best offer.
• OG (Original) – The first, original release of a given model.
• ONO (Or Nearest Offer) – The closest (price) offer.
• Outfit, Fit – Clothing/attire.

P

• Pads (Pass As DS) – Shoes that have only been tried on once and are in DS condition.
• PC (Price Check) – Request for a product quote.
• PE (Player Exclusive) – Shoes released only for players.
• PFA (Pic For Attention) – A photo to get attention.
• PP Ready (PayPal Ready) – Ready money in your PayPal account.
• Should – Buy, acquire.
• Proxy – Mediation in purchasing.

Q

• QS (Quick Strike) – Limited edition product, released without prior announcement.
• QS (Quick Sell) – Quick sale to get rid of a given product.

R

• Raffle – A drawing in which you can win the opportunity to purchase a limited edition product.
• Rape – Overpriced.
• Release – The release date of the shoe/clothing.
• Resell, Reselling – Reselling at a higher price.
• Restock – Restock of sizes in the store.
• Retail – Original manufacturer price.

S

• Sample – A prototype or test version of a product that is rarely released for wide sale.
• Scammer – Cheater.
• SE (Special Edition) – Limited edition.
• Sell, Sellnąć – To sell.
• Shipped – Price for the product including shipping.
• Shock Drop – A surprise release of a product, often without prior announcement.
• Sneakers / Sneakers – Sports footwear.
• Steal – Great deal.
• Streetwear designer – A person who promotes limited edition clothes and shoes.

T

• Tag / Card With Tag – A way to confirm the authenticity of photos.
• Tee / Tees – T-shirt / t-shirt.
• TIA (Thanks In Advance) – Thanks in advance.
• TBH (To Be Honest) – Honestly.
• TTS (True To Size) – Sizing consistent with reality.
• Toebox – The front part of the shoe that covers the toes.

AT

• Unboxing – Opening shoe boxes.

V

• VNDS (Very Near Deadstock) – Almost new condition.

IN

• W2C (Where To Cop) – Where to buy shoes/clothes.
• WTB (Want To Buy) – I want to buy.
• WTS (Want To Sell) – I want to sell.
• WTT (Want To Trade) – I want to trade.
• WOMFT (What's On My Feet Today) – What's On My Feet Today

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