Doing time

verb, slang

Hip-hop slang · Rap Dictionary

Definition

To be in a jail or prison.

Examples

1

They got him doing time for a felony.

2

Into a box, where your son don't even know his pops And the cyclical nature of doing time continues" - J. Cole, 4 Your Eyez Only.

3

Tony doing time for what he did to nostrils" - Pusha T, So Appalled.

4

I was doing time up in rivers when he came home" - Kevin Gates, Perfect Imperfection.

5

I know niggas doing time who ain't got release dates" - Jackboy, G to the A.

Synonyms

Locked upTimeBid
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