dome piece

English

Alternative forms

• domepiece, dome-piece

Etymology

From dome +‎ piece. Possibly modelled on headpiece.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdəʊm.piːs/

Noun

dome piece (plural dome pieces)

1. (US, hip-hop slang) head
   • 1993, Wu-Tang Clan (lyrics and music), “Clan in da Front”, in Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)‎^[1]:

     Killa Beez all over your fuckin' planet
     36 chambers of death;
     Three-hundred and sixty degrees of perfected styles
     Choppin' off your motherfuckin' dome-piece

   • 1994, Nas (lyrics and music), “One Love”, in Illmatic‎^[2]:

     guess who got shot in the dome-piece?
     Jerome's niece, on her way home from Jones Beach

   • 1995, Raekwon feat. Masta Killa, RZA, Method Man & Ghostface Killah (lyrics and music), “Wu-Gambinos”, in Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...)‎^[3]:

     Feel the force of impact from the iron side of the gat as I attack the track
     From the blind side of the pack, Starks, pass the chrome
     Watch a nigga get blown out his motherfuckin' dome-piece
     Deceased, laid to rest

   • 1995, Big L (lyrics and music), “All Black”, in Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous)‎^[4]:

     I steal lives like a stone thief, so leave me alone, chief
     Or catch a buck shot to your dome piece

   • 1996, Heather B (lyrics and music), “What Goes On”, in Takin' Mine‎^[5]:

     And there'll be no hand-holdin till the lah gets rolled
     Keep yo steelo real so no lies get told
     Glassy eyes, my Timbos, they beige and untied
     Levi's with no crease, Colombia hair band circle in my dome piece

Further reading

• “dome-piece”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.
• “dome-piece”, in The Right Rhymes, launched 2013.