shife
/ʃaɪf/
shife adjective: aggressive-looking, tough.
Adjective
shife (comparative more shife, superlative most shife)
- Aggressive-looking, tough.
- And he knew he was shife, he knew he was hype.1991, “Nasty Bitch”, performed by Bust Down
- Niggas be lookin' shife, so I look shife back.1996, “One Day”, performed by UGK (Chad Butler and Bernard Freeman)
Examples of shife in a sentence
- Why'd the game have to go and take the young boy's life / Only the wicked live shife, payin' the price1998, “Betrayal”, in Moment of Truth, performed by Gang Starr:
- Let me live my life, y'all know y'all ain't right. / Niggas be so shife, can I do one thang.2004, “Let Me Live”, performed by Trae (Frazier Thompson III):
Forms of shife
| comparative | more shife |
|---|---|
| superlative | most shife |
Words that rhyme with shife
- life
- fife
- knife
- strife
- rife
- wife
- Dutch wife
- high on life
- within an inch of one's life
- bag for life
- God's life
- gold star wife
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Questions about shife
- What does shife mean?
- Shife means aggressive-looking, tough.
- How do you use shife in a sentence?
- Why'd the game have to go and take the young boy's life / Only the wicked live shife, payin' the price
- What part of speech is shife?
- Shife is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce shife?
- Shife is pronounced /ʃaɪf/.
Words near shife in the dictionary
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