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keeping it one hundred

keeping it one hundred is the present participle and gerund of keep it one hundred.

Meaning of keep it one hundred

Verb

keep it one hundred (third-person singular simple present keeps it one hundred, present participle keeping it one hundred, simple past and past participle kept it one hundred)

  1. (idiomatic, slang, African-American Vernacular) To be authentic, to be true to oneself.
    • “I keep it one hundred with my boys cause the world is real, life is real,” says Shabazz.2016 December 21, Aaron Allen, “Family Influence Motivates Rainier Beach’s Khalil Shabazz Both On And Off The Court”, in The Seattle Medium
    Synonyms:
    keep it real

Questions about keeping it one hundred

What is keeping it one hundred the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping it one hundred is the present participle and gerund of keep it one hundred.

Words near keeping it one hundred in the dictionary

  1. keeping it a stack
  2. keeping it between the ditches
  3. keeping it in one's pants
  4. keeping it in the family
  5. keeping it moving
  6. keeping it one hundred
  7. keeping it together
  8. keeping it up
  9. keeping measures
  10. keeping off
  11. keeping off the street

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