tip drill

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Noun

tip drill (plural tip drills)

1. (basketball) A practice drill where a line of players improve their rebounding skills by catching a rebound in the air, tossing the ball back against the backboard before landing, and returning to the end of the line to go again.
2. (African-American Vernacular, derogatory) Synonym of butterface: A person with an attractive body but an ugly face.
   • 2007, Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. & al., "Tip Drill":

     I said it must be ya ass, cause it ain't ya face
     I need a tip drill, I need a tip drill...
     It must be ya money, cause it ain't ya face
     You a tip drill, nigga, you a tip drill

3. (African-American Vernacular, derogatory) A person who is gangbanged.
   • 2007, Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. & al., "Tip Drill":

     I said it ain't no fun 'less we all get some
     I need a tip drill, we need a tip drill