Street
elbows
What does elbows mean?
Another name for swangas — the deep, pointed wire wheels that stick out from a Houston slab like the car's got elbows out. Same wheels, different word, depending on who's talking and what era. Both terms turn up across Houston rap from Z-Ro to Paul Wall.
"Elbows so long they'd take your knee out if you walked too close."
Origin
Houston slab culture; named for how the wheel hubs jut out from the car like a bent arm.
Frequently asked questions
What are elbows on a slab car?
In Houston car culture, elbows are the long wire wheels that stick out horizontally from a "slab."
How do you use elbows in a sentence?
"His slab was sitting on a fresh set of elbows, poking way out past the fenders."
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