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hittin' a lick

hittin' a lick is the present participle of hit a lick.

Meaning of hit a lick

Verb

hit a lick (third-person singular simple present hits a lick, present participle hitting a lick or hittin' a lick, simple past and past participle hit a lick)

  1. (Multicultural-London-English, idiomatic, slang, African-American Vernacular) To earn a large sum of money in a short amount of time, usually illegally.
    • I figure frauds never hit a lick before
      So they don't know the feeling when them things get across2007, “Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)…”, in American Gangster, performed by Jay-Z

Questions about hittin' a lick

What is hittin' a lick the present participle of?
Hittin' a lick is the present participle of hit a lick.

Words near hittin' a lick in the dictionary

  1. hittest
  2. hitteth
  3. Hitti
  4. hittile
  5. hittin'
  6. hittin' a lick
  7. hittin' a stain
  8. hittin' licks
  9. hittin' them licks
  10. hitting
  11. hitting a brick wall

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