slang, hip-hop
drip
Meaning
- Stylish, expensive-looking clothing or accessories.
- The overall look or swagger of someone dressed that way.
“New chain, new fit. That’s drip.”
Where it came from
The term comes out of hip-hop, with Houston rapper Sauce Walka using it on his 2014 mixtape to mean looking like a winner. Its exact city of origin is disputed among rappers, but Cardi B’s 2018 song “Drip” carried it into the mainstream.