CULTURETECHLENSride or die
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Combined Graph record U-00714 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0313. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Dictionary.com slang explainer (Mar 1, 2018; fetched in full): 'Ride or die is a colloquial expression indicating extreme loyalty to someone or something'; 'the concept of ride or die emerges in 1990s hip-hop as a modern, urban take on the legendary outlaw couple Bonnie and Clyde. The term ride or die appears in early 2000s rap music, notably a 2000 song, "Ryde or Die, Bitch" by the Lox. Early uses of the term were typically applied to women... a woman who is willing to ride with, or support, her partner... no matter what, even if it means death.'
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Dictionary.com slang explainer (Mar 1, 2018; fetched in full): 'Ride or die is a colloquial expression indicating extreme loyalty to someone or something'; 'the concept of ride or die emerges in 1990s hip-hop as a modern, urban take on the legendary outlaw couple Bonnie and Clyde. The term ride or die appears in early 2000s rap music, notably a 2000 song, "Ryde or Die, Bitch" by the Lox. Early uses of the term were typically applied to women...
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Dictionary.com slang explainer (Mar 1, 2018; fetched in full): 'Ride or die is a colloquial expression indicating extreme loyalty to someone or something'; 'the concept of ride or die emerges in 1990s hip-hop as a modern, urban take on the legendary outlaw couple Bonnie and Clyde. The term ride or die appears in early 2000s rap music, notably a 2000 song, "Ryde or Die, Bitch" by the Lox. Early uses of the term were typically applied to women... a woman who is willing to ride with, or support, her partner... no matter what, even if it means death.'
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