Drip
what it means
Drip is fashion as status. "Dripped out" means fully styled, and "drip check" is an invitation to show the outfit off.
Stylish clothing and accessories — an outfit that signals taste and money.
the origin story
Hip-hop slang that broke through around 2018, though similar uses appear earlier. Atlanta rap and Soundcloud-era artists spread it fastest.
It replaced "swag" as the default word for style, and got a second life in gaming, where character cosmetics are routinely called drip. "Drip check" videos remain a stable TikTok and Instagram format.
in the wild
New jacket?
Yeah.
The drip is undeniable.
Spent all my coins on the skin.
Worth it, that's real drip.
how to use it
- Complimenting someone's clothes or accessories
- Fashion content and outfit posts
- Talking about in-game cosmetics
- In professional fashion writing, where it is imprecise
- About someone who clearly isn't dressing for attention
- Interchangeably with "drip" meaning a boring person, which is a different, older word
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