The lexicon is the repository for words and phrases in a language system, like an abstract dictionary. In AAE, just the speakers who know Black English, or African American English, know the unique meanings of the lexicon of that system. Of course, African Americans will know some words and phrases that are represented in the AAE lexicon, including their meanings, but they will not necessarily know all of them.
Some of the words and phrases that have specialized or unique meanings in AAE:
-break off: to freely or gratuitously give something to someone; to brake (someone) off a piece: to give or receive sexual favors
- bustdown: promiscuous woman
- boo: boyfriend or girlfriend
- nicca: a black person; it is equivalent to dude
This last term can be found in many called "black music", as it is shown in Wasn't your Fault, by Snoop Dogg:
"(...)whats she dooo, i gave her the keys to my '74 Cadillac
say it aint truue, she let a nicca drive it and ask tha homie bottle cap?(...)" - 02:40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp3BY1iypQc
In:http://books.google.com.br/books?id=bcpuNbPu-LgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=black+english&source=bl&ots=wlR4DdNvhS&sig=oRhArCdvQEftMPAqn1yrfh8Wiyo&hl=pt-BR&ei=5wGFTPT8CYL_8Abn28hV&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBQQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=black%20english&f=false
Song: www.vagalume.com.br
Slangs and words meanings: http://www.urbandictionary.com/
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