Street
scraper
What does scraper mean?
A big-body Buick, Olds or Caprice from the 80s/90s — candy paint, oversized rims, sometimes a 'scraper' name because the wheels scrape the wells. The hyphy scene's car of choice; the thing you actually ghost-ride.
"He pulled up in a candy-painted scraper with the system rattling the block."
Origin
Bay Area, early 2000s; codified by The Federation's 'My S.U.V.' and the wider hyphy wave.
Frequently asked questions
What does scraper mean in car culture?
A scraper is an older full-size American sedan dressed up for Bay Area hyphy car culture.
How do you use scraper in a sentence?
"He rolled up in a candy-painted scraper."
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