steez

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UK/stiːz/US/stiz/

noun

Style; panache.

RareScrabble 14

Meanings

nounsteez (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountableAfrican-American VernaculardancingStyle; panache.

    You know my steez / Let em know, do your thing, God

    1998, “You know my steez”, in Moment of Truth, performed by Gang Starr
    2 more examples

    Gun in my sleeve 'cause nowadays homicide is my steez.

    2006, “Battle Cry”, in The Torture Papers, performed by Army of the Pharaohs

    Are you gay for Steve? I think you may be, and that would be alright. But let a bitch know just what your steez is, so I know if I should shave tonight.

    2011, “You, Me, and Steve”, in All Over Your Face, performed by Garfunkel & Oates

Origin

Blend of style + ease, respelled phonetically.

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Translations

Spanish flou, suin
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Cite this entry
APA

steez. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steez

MLA

“steez.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steez. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steez,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steez.

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