Slang from the Bay Area, also known as the "yay area",[
citation needed] is influenced by,
hip hop music particularly
local hyphy music, Mexican, Asian, and Eastern European cultures. Bay Area slang consists of words like: "
hyphy",
ballin,
holla,
bounce,
chillax,
coochie,
ginormous,
cutty,
scraper,
perkin, "crossfaded", "yeee", "erray", "ghost ride the whip", "gas break dip", "bootsie", "bleezy", "dime", "scrilla", "stunnas", "dubb", "gig", "sideshow", "stunting", and many other words. Some slang is rooted in drug culture such as "thizz" and "molly" for ecstasy, "yayo","yola",or "yay" for cocaine, and "purp", "sticky icky", "yurple", "buds", "trees" for weed. Other slang refers to getting intoxicated, partying, and dancing such as "get stupid", "go dumb", and "get hyphy". The slang "yadadamean" means "you know what I mean?" and "fasho" means "for sure". Some derogatory terms for females include "beezy", "ripper", "runner", and "biatch". Bay Area rappers like
Mac Dre,
Tupac Shakur,
E-40,
Zion I,
Too Short,
Andre Nickatina,
Luniz,
The Pack,
The Coup, and more have coined many of these terms in their music. "Swag" or "Swagger" is also slang used in both Northern and Southern California to as a way to describe someone that is "cool."