Meaning of hit a lick | Babel Free

Definitions

To earn a large sum of money in a short amount of time, usually illegally.

Multicultural-London-English, idiomatic, slang

Examples

“I figure⟳ frauds never hit a lick before So they don't know⟳ the feeling when them things get⟳ across”

“Fucked my first bitch, passed her to my nigga Hit my first lick, passed with my nigga”

“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”

“Oh shit, the Pharaoh finna trip⟳ again If I ever go broke I'm hitting licks again It ain't shit for me to strip⟳ a man Back in high school I used to get⟳ it in”

“Not banging them clicks and hitting them licks I'm probably in uptown fucking your bitch I love⟳ these bands, I can't go lidge, Imma scam, trap⟳, or hit them licks”

“Oh, don't you be acting mean⟳ Oh, there's a .40 in my jeans And oh, if you're tryna hit a lick on the TD, RBC, Scotiabank, RBC, CIBC, PC Financial Holler at me”

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