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Etymology
[edit]From Shoshone [Term?]. The gang was named after Piru Street, a residential street in Compton and neighboring Willowbrook, but is now often explained by various backronyms such as "Powerful Indestructible Ruthless Untouchables".
Proper noun
[edit]Piru
Noun
[edit]Piru (plural Pirus)
- A member of an alliance of African-American street gangs based in southern California.
- 2017, Joseph E. Morgan, Gregory N. Reish, Tyranny and Music, page 223:
- YG, aka Keenon Jackson, using using the Piru vernacular, released a song titled “Bicken Back Bein Bool,” as a single from his album Still Brazy.
Anagrams
[edit]Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Portuguese Peru.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Piru (Jawi spelling ڤيرو)
Usage notes
[edit]This spelling is still found in the word ayam piru (“turkey”).
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