Street
hand ting
What does hand ting mean?
A handgun. "Ting" is Jamaican-rooted Caribbean-British slang for thing — so hand ting is literally a hand-thing, a pistol you can conceal in one fist. UK drill out of London birthed it; NYC drill picked it up via the Brooklyn-to-Brixton pipeline.
"Tucked the hand ting in his waistband before stepping out."
Frequently asked questions
What does hand ting mean?
Hand ting is slang for a handgun — UK-drill phrasing that later crossed over to the US.
How do you use hand ting in a sentence?
In drill lyrics you might hear a reference to carrying a "hand ting," meaning a pistol.
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