what does this mean?

_snw_
_snw_ Posts: 1,298 Member
edited October 7 in Chit-Chat
I've seen this for awhile now, but apparently I am not hip enough to know what it means ...


When a guy/girl wears sweatpants (or any pants with elastic around ankle) and they pull up one side, showing their calf.

Now, I've seen someone trying to show off a tattoo they may have on their calf (which is a while 'nother rant of mine - when someone modifies something they are wearing to show off their tattoo) but I see it all the time sans tattoo. So what is the point of the pant leg pulled up?
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  • Jain
    Jain Posts: 861 Member
    They've just got off their push bike?:laugh:
  • NA_Willie
    NA_Willie Posts: 340 Member
    I'm pretty sure it either means:

    a) They are about to rob you.

    b) They are white kids from the suburbs who listen to too much rap music.
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    You really shouldn't question the cool kids.
  • rammsteinsoldier
    rammsteinsoldier Posts: 1,552 Member
    Good question, I have often wondered that myself. Just a fashion statement I guess.
  • _snw_
    _snw_ Posts: 1,298 Member
    You really shouldn't question the cool kids.


    heh. Even though I really want to know, this will be my favorite answer.
  • Scott613
    Scott613 Posts: 2,317 Member
    I don't get it either, just buy capris.
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    I think everyone knows that the real cool kids peg their jeans -- and on both legs.

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYAQ-f1TlCvofT93pa5g5zOy04puIbI6Yweyn0hfkob_pocsYSuT5pUGsK
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    one side means I'm packing heat, and the other side means I'm not....but I forget which is which. It's a homie thing, yo.
  • Luandanielle1979
    Luandanielle1979 Posts: 747 Member
    It means they are hoodie wanna be gang bangers and have one leg longer :O)
  • macpatti
    macpatti Posts: 4,280 Member
    one side means I'm packing heat, and the other side means I'm not....but I forget which is which. It's a homie thing, yo.
    This and I've also heard one side up means "I'm selling" and the other "I'm looking to buy". Yo.
  • bcampbell54
    bcampbell54 Posts: 932 Member
    Creating a revers gravitational field, thus keeping their pants from falling down.

    -or-

    They are just clearly cooler than all of us on here.
  • FadedFreckles
    FadedFreckles Posts: 81 Member
    It means they are hoodie wanna be gang bangers and have one leg longer :O)

    Does this mean they walk round in circles all the time? :laugh:
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    one side means I'm packing heat, and the other side means I'm not....but I forget which is which. It's a homie thing, yo.
    This and I've also heard one side up means "I'm selling" and the other "I'm looking to buy". Yo.

    She's rather gangster, I believe her LOL
  • Saffyra
    Saffyra Posts: 607 Member
    I always thought it was a Eastside/Westside gang thing. But I'm a middle class white kid so what do I know. Plus that was ages ago. I didnt know kids were still doing this sort of thing.

    Now, peglegging my jeans? That I definitely did. :D
  • mdelcott
    mdelcott Posts: 529 Member
    one side means I'm packing heat, and the other side means I'm not....but I forget which is which. It's a homie thing, yo.
    This and I've also heard one side up means "I'm selling" and the other "I'm looking to buy". Yo.

    I have heard this ^
  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    I've always wondered that, and I'm 19...either leave both down or roll them both up!
  • macpatti
    macpatti Posts: 4,280 Member
    She's rather gangster, I believe her LOL
    Ha! I may work at a prestigious prep school, but we do have some boys who come from rough neighborhoods in Houston. This is just one of those questions I have for them!
  • _snw_
    _snw_ Posts: 1,298 Member
    I think everyone knows that the real cool kids peg their jeans -- and on both legs.

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYAQ-f1TlCvofT93pa5g5zOy04puIbI6Yweyn0hfkob_pocsYSuT5pUGsK


    are the tops of those also velcro'd? sweeet!
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Those kids dont talk about fight club!
  • fatty_to_fitty
    fatty_to_fitty Posts: 544 Member
    This is what I thought. So it was a gang thing, then a thug thing, now a pleb thing so even the gangsters dont do it.

    ............

    This is totally out of my field, so the following is wild conjecture that may masquerade as the truth in some parts:

    Rolled up pant legs probably originated in the prison system (maybe Illinois?) as an identification between larger "nations" of gangs. In general, Folk (incl. Crips) tends to pull right and People (incl. Bloods) tends to pull left. It's an easy identifier that does not require any extra paraphenalia (you won't be wearing your kings jersey in prison) and is just subversive enough to prevent being completely stamped out.

    This of course spilled over into street activity (or may have originated there, but there are plenty of other ways to signal your affiliation in the street without it) and then into popular culture (esp. music). Favoring one side or the other (such as rolling up one pant leg) is but one of many different signifiers within a sometimes elaborate identification system.

    Kids hanging at the local megamall with a rolled up pant leg most likely have no gang affiliation and probably fall somewhere in between poseurs and chumps.

    I have never heard of it being used to identify buying vs. selling (there are plenty of other ways to do that). I imagine it is a misreading of the identification by outsiders, but it is certainly a possibility.
    posted by ahughey at 11:39 AM on January 6, 2004
  • cashnhaydensmama
    cashnhaydensmama Posts: 41 Member
    I've wondered that too....I also wonder why some guys wear gym shorts that hang below their knees with socks that go up to the knees. Kind of defeats the purpose of "shorts" doesn't it?
  • MrsDrake678
    MrsDrake678 Posts: 90 Member
    lol to all the answers. if I remember correctly supposedly on the east coast they'd hike up the one leg so their pants didn't get stuck in the bike chain....now why it's 'cool' I have NO idea. Probably goes along with the one leg limp and the pants hanging past their butts
  • NA_Willie
    NA_Willie Posts: 340 Member
    She's rather gangster, I believe her LOL
    Ha! I may work at a prestigious prep school, but we do have some boys who come from rough neighborhoods in Houston. This is just one of those questions I have for them!
    I bet all those guys from the rougher neighborhoods have a pretty wicked jumpshot.
  • La_Amazona
    La_Amazona Posts: 4,855 Member
    I do this when I get hot. :ohwell:
  • macpatti
    macpatti Posts: 4,280 Member
    I bet all those guys from the rougher neighborhoods have a pretty wicked jumpshot.
    We get accused of recruiting and paying tuition all the time.
  • california_peach
    california_peach Posts: 1,809 Member
    One leg is stickier then the other, obviously. I cannot speak as to the possible source of the stickiness.
  • nelsoji
    nelsoji Posts: 79 Member
    one side means I'm packing heat, and the other side means I'm not....but I forget which is which. It's a homie thing, yo.
    This and I've also heard one side up means "I'm selling" and the other "I'm looking to buy". Yo.

    Wow - note to self - don't ever forget to have both sides at the same length!! I don't really want people thinking I am packing, or knowing that I am NOT packing.

    My wife must have one pant leg up when she goes to the department store because they seem to ALWAYS know she is buying!!
  • Elixandra
    Elixandra Posts: 299 Member
    I have seen that on people that ride bicycles so they dont get there pants stuck in the chain. Im surprised I haven't seen that in some time now.
  • MzFury
    MzFury Posts: 283 Member
    CRACKING UP! Is there extra meaning when the sweats are below the panties, supported, I guess, only by the genital bulge?
  • cheetosandburritos
    cheetosandburritos Posts: 93 Member
    I think everyone knows that the real cool kids peg their jeans -- and on both legs.

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYAQ-f1TlCvofT93pa5g5zOy04puIbI6Yweyn0hfkob_pocsYSuT5pUGsK

    Oh. My. God.
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