Ad lib

noun, slang

Hip-hop slang · Rap Dictionary

Definition

A spontaneous vocal effect, word or sound. Ad lib is short for ad libitum.

Examples

1

I love the ad lib "brr."

2

Still the same damn ad lib: igh!, old ways" - Chance the Rapper, Pusha Man/Paranoia

3

Niggas want a verse, can't even get a ad lib" - Tyga, 500 Degrees.

4

Fuck these background niggas, I was tryna ad lib" - Kanye West, Blazin?.

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