Cardi Bey Talk: Decoding The Slang That Could Show Up On "Wet"
Cardi Bey Talk: A Guide To All The Slippery Slang You Need To Know Before ‘Wet’ Drops
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Beyoncé and Cardi B have been in the studio cooking up the kind of magic that’s sure to make the world, stop. Due to deliver a song tentatively titled “Wet,” we’re guessing this collaboration is going to get a little slippery.
Before you make a failed attempt at trying to keep up with the Bodak Princess and Houston’s trillest, take a second to flip through and learn the slang we’ve officially dubbed Cardi Bey Talk.
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1. Tongue/Face/Brain
Lyric:“I need tongue, I need face/I need brain, concentrate” – “No Limit”
Translation: You gotta eat that thang up like groceries.
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2. P*ssy Poppin’
Lyric: “If you a p*ssy, you’ll get popped” – “Bodak Yellow”
Translation: Cardi has every intention of getting rid of (popping) her enemies (p*ssies).
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3. Hella Tight
Lyric: “You gon’ be just like my p*ssy, hella tight” – “Foreva”
Translation: Hella tight AKA mad, AKA upset, AKA bothered.
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4. Caught A Lick
Lyric: “Looking like I caught a lick/ Run up on me, you get hit” – “Lick”
Translation: If you caught a lick, you ain’t catch the head… you got your money up—quick.
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5. Becky
Lyric: “You better call Becky with the good hair” – “Sorry”
Translation: In Bey’s song, Becky is a mysterious ‘good-haired’ mistress, but Plies also uses ‘Becky’ as a way to say fellatio. Shoutout to Plies.
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6. Mass Appeal
Lyric: “Let me take this off, will you watch me/That’s mass appeal” – “Rocket”
Translation: AKA That ass too phat to just call it ass or booty. Bey needed a whole new phrase for all that junk in that trunk.
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7. Waterfalls
Lyric: “Rock it, ’til waterfalls” – “Rocket”
Translation: ‘Til water… falls… AKA Make. Sure. She. Gets. Hers.
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9. Jelly
Lyric: “I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly” – “Bootylicious”
Translation: ASS.
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10. Monica Lewinsky
Lyric: “He Monica Lewinsky-ed on all my gown” – “Partition”
Translation: He, err…finished all over her dress. Although, Monica Lewinksy (bless her heart) debated the lyric, saying publicly “Thanks, Beyoncé…but if we’re verbing, I think you meant ‘Bill Clinton’d all on my gown,’ not ‘Monica Lewinsky’d.'”
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11. Watermelon
Lyric: “I’ve been drinking…watermelon” – “Drunk In Love”
Translation: It is largely believed that ‘watermelon’ refers to semen, as both have ‘seeds.’
