scraper
skray-pernoun
SlangNorCalDifficulty 3 of 3: Deep local
Definition
A Bay Area car sitting low on oversized rims, often with a candy paint job, built to be seen more than driven hard.
In simple English: A flashy Bay Area car with very big wheels.
Examples
He pulled up in a scraper with the 22s on it.
The parking lot was full of scrapers after the game.
Usage notes
Tied to hyphy-era car culture in Oakland and the wider East Bay. The word names the car, not a person.
At a glance
- Track
- Slang
- Region
- NorCal
- Part of speech
- noun