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on the hustle

on the hustle prepositional phrase: making a living, or supplementing one's living, by petty crime.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (slang) Making a living, or supplementing one's living, by petty crime.

Questions about on the hustle

What does on the hustle mean?
On the hustle means making a living, or supplementing one's living, by petty crime.
What part of speech is on the hustle?
On the hustle is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the hustle in the dictionary

  1. on the huh
  2. on the hunt
  3. on the hurry up
  4. on the hush
  5. on the hush-hush
  6. on the hustle
  7. on the improve
  8. on the inside
  9. on the instant
  10. on the internet
  11. on the Internet nobody knows you're a dog

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