Eternal Rollerz C.C. - Lowrider Dictionary

Lowrider Dictionary - Under Construction

People in lowriding have their own lingo. Here are some examples. Please contact us if we missed anything.

Adel - 1. Original dump valve from aircraft hydraulic brake system used in some hoppers. 2. A brand of aircraft pump sometimes used.

Adex - A perfect reproduction of a Adel dump valve from aircraft hydraulic brake system used in some hoppers.

B - Body - Reference to a early 90's Chevrolet Caprice or Impala.

Bagged - A vehicle with an air adjustable suspension is said to be bagged.

Banging On Plaques - Lowriding as a fad. Can also mean gang activity within a club.

Bounce - The act of jumping the car off of the ground.

Bow Tail - A Buick Riviera from the early 1970's that are known for their unusual rear section.

Box Chevy - A Chevrolet Caprice or Impala made between 1977-1990.

Bubble - A 1991-1996 Caprice.

Built Not Bought - A vehicle that was built by the current owner hands on. Cars that weren't outsourced outside of a club.

Candlestick - 1. The solenoid on a square dump. 2. Generic term for a square dump.

Caddy - A Cadillac.

Check - A check valve.

Cheerleader - Someone who acts as a hype man for another. Typically doesn't have a car or is on the sidelines cheering someone else on.

Chinas - Inexpensive wire wheels exported from China.

Clowning - Hitting switches, showing off or playing around with a lowrider.

Corners - The act of moving a individual corner of the vehicle with hydraulics.

Cut - Meaning a car / frame is cut for hydraulic cylinders.

D - Body - Reference to a early 90's Cadillac Fleetwood.

D's - Slang for Dayton Wire Wheels.

Daytons - 1. Most desired brand of radial laced wire wheels for a lowrider. 2. Sometimes misused as a generic term for any wire wheel.

Deadhead - Hitting switches after the car has already been lifted all the way with hydraulics.

Deuce - Slang for a 1962 Impala.

Dog leg - Same as three wheel motion but one rear wheel is off the ground.

Dump - A valve used to control the downward movement of a car with hydros. 2. Slang to drop a car with hydraulics.

Etching - Talking about designs put on automotive glass.

Engraving - Designs put on chrome or gold surfaces on a lowrider.

Five O - A cop.

Flex - Hitting switches.

Flip Flopper - Some who constantly changes clubs.

Foe - Slang for a 1964 Impala.

G - Body - Reference to a Regal, Monte Carlo, Cutlass or Grand Prix from the 1980's.

Gate - Slang for a modern lift gate style pump used in lowriders today.

Glass House - A Caprice or Impala from the 1970's.

Hop - Same as bounce.

House Call - A residential hop off at a rivals house.

Hydraulically Challenged - Someone who is new to lowrider hydraulics or clueless.

Hydros - Hydraulics.

Inlet - Where hydraulic fluid enters a hydraulic circuit.

Jacked Up - A car lifted all the way with hydraulics.

Juiced - A vehicle with a hydraulic adjustable suspension is said to be juiced or have juice.

Key - Another name for a coupler on a lift gate style pump had goes between the pump head and DC motor.

Lifts - Hydraulics.

Locked Up - When a vehicle with hydraulics is lifted to it's highest point.

Low Low - A lowrider.

Lowriding For Profit - An unethical practice where a club founder or president makes their living solely off of their own members.

Monster Green - A reference to a large Hydro-Aire aircraft hydraulic valve.

Nose - Talking about the front of a car.

O-ring - A seal used in hydraulics.

Outlet - An opening that hydraulic fluid comes out of.

Pesco - A popular brand of aircraft pump used in early lowriders. Stands for Pump Engineering Service Corporation.

Plaque - A metal club logo put inside a lowrider used to represent a lowrider car club.

Plating - 1. Referring to electroplating mostly gold or chrome. 2. Frame Reinforcement.

Pump head - A lowrider term for a hydraulic gear pump.

Queen - 1. A short version of trailer queen. 2. A car that isn't driven.

Rag - A convertible top car.

Rivi - A Buick Riviera.

Rooster - Also some times called a mini rooster it is a slang name for a Pesco aircraft pump. This term comes from the sound of a Pesco pump in operation.

Rooster Tail - The trail of sparks when a lowrider is scraping on the ground.

Sandcast - A plaque made from a pattern cast in a sand mold.

Scrape - 1. The act of dragging a car while driving and shooting sparks. 2. A term for a lowrider.

Screaming Mimi - A slang name for a Pesco 280 aircraft hydraulic pump.

Shaw - Slang for Crenshaw Blvd. in LA, a famous lowrider cruising strip.

Shop Call - A hop off at a competitors shop,

Slowdown - A adjustable valve used to control how fast a car with hydraulics comes down when dumped.

Spokes - 1. A generic term for wire wheels. 2. Referring to the metal spokes on a wire wheel.

Square - A heavy duty dump valve originating from aircraft hydraulics and used on serious setups.

Stratopower - A brand of aircraft pump sometimes used.

Supremes - The original choice wheel of early lowriders and looks like a deep dish five star rim.

Switch R*tarded - Someone that doesn't have rhythm or skill hopping.

T-Shirt Member - Someone who reps a club without a vehicle.

Tank - A hydraulic reservoir on a pump.

Three wheel - Lifting a car with hydraulics so that one front tire is off the ground.

Tray - Slang for a 1963 Impala.

Unibody - A car without a true frame such as a import.

Valve - Shortened term for dump valve, check valve or slowdown valve.

Waterman - A dump valve used on some lowriders known to have pressure lock.

Whammy Tank - A setup where two pumps are sharing a large tank.

Whittaker - A dump valve used on some lowriders.

X - Block - A hydraulic part that equalizes pressure in a hydraulic circuit.

X - Frame - A strong frame for hopping that came in early Chevrolet Impalas.

Y - Block - A hydraulic part that can take two pressure inputs and has an output or vice versa.

Zeniths - Old wire wheels with cross laced spokes used on early lowriders.

Zig Zag - A old school slowdown valve.

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