Do you have steez? What the teen slang term means NECN [Video]

The term “steez” is making a comeback with the younger generation.

According to Urban Dictionary, “steez” means “style with ease” and it can refer to somebody’s unique style.

Two ways you can use the word are by saying, “You know my steez” or “That skater has steez.”

According to Dr. Kelly Elizabeth Wright, assistant professor of language sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, “steez” emerged from hip-hop culture in the 1980s and ’90s.

“‘Steez’ is often attributed to Gang Starr, which is a rap duo. They have a 1998 song called ‘You Know My Steez,’ she tells TODAY.com. “But the first attestation that I found was in a song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five from 1982.”

The song that Dr. Wright is referring to is Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s hit song, “It’s Nasty (Genius of Love).” In the tune, rapper Kidd Creole says, “I’m a lady’s man, I don’t have …