A fork of Rural Dictionary
A cliche jazz phrase often used in II-V-I progressions and has become a joke among jazz musicians.
Dude, you quoted "the lick" so many times in your solo!
(noun) A successful type of theft which results in an acceptable, impressive and rewarding payday for the protagonist.
Last night, hit a good lick. I brought home three figures easy for about two hours worth of my time. Not too bad I don't think.
A “Lick” refers to when people come up on a lot of money very quickly. Usually illegally by robbing and stealing all in a short amount of time. Robbing someone, coming up stealing, or hitting the jackpot gambling would also be known as “hitting a lick”.
Polo G - Epidemic: "I know 'bout some flukey shit, I heard he died on a lick" Roddy Ricch - The Box: "I just hit a lick with the box"
any instance when you come upon easy money, whether you jack it, hustle it, or barter for it
I can't right now, let me just hit a lick and ill get you your money.
A side hustle or way of making money.
Yeah man, I'm tryna (trying to) catch a lick right now.