word is bond

Shortening of "my word is my bond", popularized by its use among the Five-Percenter movement and hip-hop music.

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word is bond

1. (African-American Vernacular, idiomatic) indicates that the speaker purports that they have told the truth or is trustworthy
   • 1992, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)”, in Mecca and the Soul Brother‎^[1]:

     'Listen, just listen
     To the funky song as I rock on
     And that's word is bond
     I'm not playin'

   • 1994, The Notorious B.I.G., “Gimme the Loot”, in Ready to Die‎^[2]:

     Word is bond, I'ma smoke him, yo, don't fake no moves (What?)
     Treat it like boxin', stick and move, stick and move

• word of honor (and its related terms)

• 2010. Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History. Michael Muhammad Knight. Pg. 204.