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5 percenter

5 percenter noun: a member of the Five-Percent Nation, a cultural movement influenced by Islam, founded in 1964 in New York City.

Noun

5 percenter (plural 5 percenters)

  1. A member of the Five-Percent Nation, a cultural movement influenced by Islam, founded in 1964 in New York City.
    • Trying to find the meaning of life in a Corona / 'Til the Five Percenters rolled up on a nigga and informed him: / "You either build or destroy, where you come from?"2009, “Exhibit C”, in Victory, performed by Jay Electronica

Forms of 5 percenter

plural5 percenters
alternative formFive Percenter
alternative formFive-Percenter

Origin of 5 percenter

The term refers to the movement's belief that only five percent of all people understand God and consider the Black man as superior to all, leaving eighty-five percent as slaves to a ten-percent elite conspiracy that rules the world.

Questions about 5 percenter

What does 5 percenter mean?
5 percenter means a member of the Five-Percent Nation, a cultural movement influenced by Islam, founded in 1964 in New York City.
What part of speech is 5 percenter?
5 percenter is a noun.
What is the plural of 5 percenter?
The plural of 5 percenter is 5 percenters.

Words near 5 percenter in the dictionary

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  8. 5-5-5 rule
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