Jawbreaker

[steve dave]

little - point plank'r

tyshawn was the one who said point plankin

[bigwillie20]

 

[EMAW SP8]

but with little's face

[doom]

little - point plank'r

tyshawn was the one who said point plankin

sorry they all look the same in their mug shots. 

[wetwillie]

little - point plank'r

tyshawn was the one who said point plankin

can we get an official goEMAW.com definition on point plankin,  I want to be able to use this in the right context.

[CNS]

from some d00d on an Xavier board:

From a Tigerboard thread, a Missouri board, Kansas' main rival:

"point plankn" or "point plankin'" is a slang term related to participating in organized gang activity. "Point Plank" refers to the Jersey City and Bergen Point Plank Road, which existed as a major New Jersey thoroughfare in the 19th century. "Point Plank" now describes the blighted area in the Greenville section of south Jersey City, roughly bordered by Grand Street and Garfield Avenue. This is one of the highest crime-infested neighborhoods in the United States, notorious as a crack cocaine distribution center, with significant drug and gang-related violence.

"Point plankin'" thus refers to the participation in said drug and gang-related activity. Tyshawn Taylor, not coincidentally, is from Jersey City.

[Catchacold]

"It was supposed to be point blank," Taylor said sheepishly. "It's a lyric from a rap song."

http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/17727151

[wetwillie]

"It was supposed to be point blank," Taylor said sheepishly. "It's a lyric from a rap song."

http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/17727151

the urban dictionary definitions alluded to using it as a reference for "walking the plank" among other things

If you try and mess with me, you're gonna end up point plankn

[skycat]

from some d00d on an Xavier board:

From a Tigerboard thread, a Missouri board, Kansas' main rival:

"point plankn" or "point plankin'" is a slang term related to participating in organized gang activity. "Point Plank" refers to the Jersey City and Bergen Point Plank Road, which existed as a major New Jersey thoroughfare in the 19th century. "Point Plank" now describes the blighted area in the Greenville section of south Jersey City, roughly bordered by Grand Street and Garfield Avenue. This is one of the highest crime-infested neighborhoods in the United States, notorious as a crack cocaine distribution center, with significant drug and gang-related violence.

"Point plankin'" thus refers to the participation in said drug and gang-related activity. Tyshawn Taylor, not coincidentally, is from Jersey City.

That's a pretty great folk etymology. Totally had me.