rock house

See also: rockhouse

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From rock (crack cocaine) +‎ house.

Noun

rock house (plural rock houses)

  1. (slang) A residential building where crack cocaine is manufactured, sold, or consumed.
    Synonym: crack house
    • 1995, B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta, “Everyday Allday”, in Real Brothas[1]:
      A nigga done blew out like a rock house
      '95 Now it's all about me and the Knocc Out
    • 1995, WC and the Maad Circle, “Kill a Habit”, in Curb Servin'[2]:
      Dub C's at the muthafuckin rockhouse
      And I'm, hopin one of y'all can help me out, see
      My brother's a basehead and I gotta get him
      Before Mr. Dopeman kill him (kill him)
    • 1996, Eazy-E, “Wut Would You Do?”, in Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton[3]:
      You can run nigga but you can't hide
      Eazy-E straight creepin' on the east side
      7-10 Long Beach South
      Found Snoop freebasin' in a rock house

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