Slang Dictionary: "Bucket"

"Bucket" is a hip-hop word used in New York to describe an oversized fitted cap that's worn as low over the eyes as possible. Joe Budden, who's pictured above is a good example of someone who always rocks his "bucket" low. On Jay-Z's "Blueprint" album he opens the song All I Need with the words:

"My gear is right... (check)
My bucket is low... (check)
My Rocawear is fittin' incredible..."


Also on the Diplomats album "Diplomatic Immunity" Cam'ron says on the song I Really Mean It:

"Hey yo lock my garage, rock my massage
F*** it, bucket by Osh Kosh Bgosh
Golly I'm gully, look at his galoshes"

I explained the meaning of "bucket" to Jon a few weeks ago and he immediately added it to his own slang.

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  • 1 - WestSida Dave

    Sep 02, 2007 at 8:47 pm

    The real meaning of "bucket" is an old beat to hell ghetto car. The kind with four bald tires and a leaking exaust system with a blown out muffler and rusting primered paint.

  • 2 - Munny

    May 04, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    YES.. WestSIDA Dave is right. Thats what bucket means

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