keep it one hundred
English
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editEtymology
editEllipsis of keep it real one hundred percent.
Pronunciation
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Verb
editkeep it one hundred (third-person singular simple present keeps it one hundred, present participle keeping it one hundred, simple past and past participle kept it one hundred)
- (African-American Vernacular, idiomatic) To be authentic, true to oneself.
- 2016 December 21, Aaron Allen, “Family Influence Motivates Rainier Beach’s Khalil Shabazz Both On And Off The Court”, in The Seattle Medium:
- “I keep it one hundred with my boys cause the world is real, life is real,” says Shabazz.
Synonyms
edit- keep it real
- 💯 (Internet slang)