rerock

English

Alternative forms

• re-rock

Etymology

From re- +‎ rock, the fashion sense from the fashion sense of rock (“to wear on stage, to wear successfully”): “He was rocking these designer shoes”.

Pronunciation

• (African-American Vernacular) IPA^(key): /ˈriːrɑk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈriːrɒk/

Verb

rerock (third-person singular simple present rerocks, present participle rerocking, simple past and past participle rerocked)

1. (slang) To bring newly into shape.
   1. (drug slang, transitive, intransitive) Said specially of cocaine, to cook to cut it then into rocks.
      • 2008 July 11, United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William FULLER III & Brian K. Johnson, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 06-3678, 06-3768., numbers Nos. 06-3678, 06-3768:

        To maximize his profit, Bew would chemically alter the cocaine either by “cooking” it into crack, or by “rerocking” it – a process through which he diluted the cocaine with substances such as paint thinner. Bew sold the crack directly to users and the rerock cocaine to drug dealers.
        […] Fuller argues that no reasonable jury could infer that he shared a stake in a larger drug trafficking conspiracy because Bew regularly duped him by selling him rerocked cocaine.   But the only evidence that this scam had any effect on Fuller's sales is the recording of one phone call in which Fuller complained about a “drought” caused by “bad drugs.” There is no evidence that Fuller had trouble profiting from the rerocked cocaine on a regular basis.   And the fact that Bew dishonestly tried to maximize his own profits by secretly diluting the cocaine used in his transactions with Fuller does not diminish the evidence showing that Bew relied on Fuller to sell the rerocked cocaine.   Accordingly, Fuller has not met his heavy burden of showing that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conspiracy conviction.

      • 2017, “Rerocc”, in The Blue M&M 3, performed by Peewee Longway:

        Beat the pyrex with the lock in the sock
        Hit it with the water, make it rerock

   2. (Nigeria, fashion slang, transitive) Said about a garment, to rewear it with a different outfit, to rock it again.
      • 2014 August 16, “There is nothing wrong in rerocking your shoe”, in Glowy Shoes‎^[1], archived from the original on 2019-08-24:

        First of all before i talk about rerocking of shoes, i'll give a brief definition using a lay man's english. rerocking means to repeat or rewearing a shoe more than one time with different outfits. […]

      • 2016 November 27, “Re-rocking outfits isn’t a crime ladies”, in Akosua Vee‎^[2], archived from the original on 10 March 2018:

        If u spend a whole amount of money and decide to buy an outfit and wear it once afterwards hang in your closet forever without rerocking, that is your own headache!

      • 2018 October 4, “Veronica Odeka Is The Queen Of Re-rocking As She Styles Her Pleat Skirt Seven Times! [PHOTOS]”, in Ma Daily Gist‎^[3], archived from the original on 24 June 2019:

Noun

rerock (plural not attested)

1. Verbal noun of the aforementioned.
   • 2008 July 11, United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William FULLER III & Brian K. Johnson, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 06-3678, 06-3768., numbers Nos. 06-3678, 06-3768:

     Bew sold the crack directly to users and the rerock cocaine to drug dealers.

   • 2016, “Who Da Greatest”, in Who Am I 2, performed by BlocBoy JB:

     Same outfit two days, that's a rerock
     Bitches cheerin for me, you would think I was a mascot

Anagrams

• Corker, Croker, corker, croker, recork, rocker