Off The Meter

• By: Ken Carson, Playboi Carti, Destroy Lonely
• Album: More Chaos

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
dash /dæʃ/ B2	noun - a short, quick run or movement verb - to move with sudden speed
meter /ˈmiːtər/ A2	noun - an instrument for measuring something
lean /liːn/ B1	noun - a drink made with codeine cough syrup, promethazine, and a soft drink verb - to incline or bend from a vertical position
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - of poor quality or a low standard adjective - (slang) attractive, desirable
smash /smæʃ/ B2	verb - violently break (something) into pieces. verb - (slang) to have sexual intercourse with someone.
coffin /ˈkɒfɪn/ B2	noun - a long, narrow box in which a dead person is buried
fly /flaɪ/ A2	adjective - (slang) stylish, fashionable, cool verb - to move through the air using wings
sticks /stɪks/ A1	noun - (slang) guns, firearms noun - a long thin piece of wood
rick /rɪk/ N/A	noun - Referring to the fashion designer Rick Owens or his brand
vamp /væmp/ B2	noun - (slang) a seductive woman who uses her attractiveness to exploit men
evil /ˈiːvl/ B1	adjective - profoundly immoral and wicked
glock /ɡlɒk/ N/A	noun - a type of semi-automatic pistol
beam /biːm/ B1	noun - a ray of light noun - (slang) laser sight on a firearm
cups /kʌps/ A1	noun - small bowl-shaped container for drinking from
teaser /ˈtiːzər/ B2	noun - a person or thing that tempts or attracts but is ultimately unsatisfying.
stiff /stɪf/ B1	adjective - not easily bent or moved adjective - (slang) sexually aroused
geeked /ɡiːkt/ N/A	adjective - (slang) very high on drugs, especially marijuana
exotic /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/ B2	adjective - originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country
narcotics /nɑːrˈkɒtɪks/ C1	noun - a drug or other substance affecting mood or behavior and sold for nonmedical purposes, especially an illegal one.
opp /ɒp/ N/A	noun - (slang) someone who is in opposition to you, an enemy.
rowdy /ˈraʊdi/ B2	adjective - noisy and disorderly
jugg /dʒʌɡ/ N/A	noun - (slang) a successful fraud or hustle to make money.

Grammar:

• I got X and I'm Promethazine'd up

  ➔ Past participle as adjective

  ➔ The word "Promethazine'd" is a shortened version of 'Promethazined'. It is a past participle of the verb 'Promethazine' and is used here as an adjective to describe the state of being under the influence of Promethazine.

• I just smash when I want, I don't need her

  ➔ Present Simple Tense; Use of auxiliary verb 'do' for negation

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense to express a general truth or habitual action. The phrase "I don't need her" utilizes the auxiliary verb "do" to form the negative statement.

• I leave that boy dead, put him in a coffin

  ➔ Simple Present for future certainty; Imperative form

  ➔ "I leave that boy dead" expresses a future action with certainty, although using present simple. "Put him in a coffin" is an implied imperative, omitting the subject.

• I'm in Atlanta, I'm in Southside with a bitch who don't do this often

  ➔ Relative Clause with Negative Present Simple

  ➔ The phrase "who don't do this often" is a relative clause describing the 'bitch'. It uses 'who' as the relative pronoun and 'don't do' as the negative form of the present simple tense.

• My young niggas pullin' up with sticks, shootin' out the Lamb', don't care what it cost

  ➔ Present Participle as Adjective, Ellipsis, Negative Imperative

  ➔ "pullin'" and "shootin'" are present participles acting as adjectives. There's ellipsis (omission) of words like 'they' before "don't care". "Don't care what it cost" is a negative imperative.

• Every time you see me, I'ma blick, I don't give a damn

  ➔ Future Simple (contracted), Present Simple Negative, Conditional Clause

  ➔ "I'ma blick" is a contracted form of "I am going to blick", indicating future action. "I don't give a damn" uses present simple in negative form. The entire sentence implies a conditional clause, 'If you see me...'.

• I told that lil' ho to go to pop that lil' bean, shawty

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose; Imperative

  ➔ "to go to pop that lil' bean" uses the infinitive (to go) to indicate purpose. "Go to pop that lil' bean" is functioning as an imperative phrase (command).

• If it ain't nothin', I got diamonds, I got guns

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 0 with slang), Ellipsis

  ➔ "If it ain't nothin'" is a slang version of a Type 0 conditional, indicating a general truth. There is ellipsis, implied is *even* if it's nothing else.

• Have you laid in the dirt, you don't need a GoFund

  ➔ Present Perfect (implied), Informal Contractions, Future Implication

  ➔ The full (grammatically correct) sentence might be "I'll have you laid in the dirt" implying action leading to that state. Contraction of 'GoFundMe' to 'GoFund'. The result of that action is assumed in future (so no need for a GoFundMe).