A fork of Rural Dictionary
The bird is the word. (Taken from the trashmans song: surfin bird. This also appears on the episode of family guy - I Dream Of Jesus)
e.g. Well everybody knows the bird is the word !
New York slang for guaranteeing something you will do (most of the time, it’s an exaggeration)
“Word to my momma, i will beat the shit outta him.”
Person: Hello! You: This is not a word! Person: UM!
"Word" is the shortened form of the phrase: "my word is my bond" which was originated by inmates in U.S. prisons. The longer phrase was shortened to "word is bond" before becoming "word," which is most commonly used. It basically means "truth." Or "to speak the truth."
"Yo, I fucked twelve bitches last night." "Word?" ("You speak the truth?") "Word." ("I speak the truth.")