Entry · catalog no. 0050

guap

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noun · nationwide · 2026

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A large amount of money; a serious sum.

“He came home from that tour with real guap.”

Origin & Attribution

Likely from the Spanish "guapo," reshaped in Harlem street usage to mean a handsome sum of money. First documented in rap on Nelly's 2004 record and pushed nationwide by Big Sean's 2012 single "Guap."

Region of origin

West

Midwest

N.East

South

Nationwide / diaspora

nationwide · 2026

Spoken by

nationwide

$GUAPThe Record · cultural traction

▲ Rising

0 yrs

ahead of the mainstream

12/100

peak cultural energy

Introduced to English by the culture — logged here before the mainstream caught on.

Cultural usage — the recordMainstream search interest

First used

2026

in the culture

Recorded here

2026

point of first record

Cultural energy indexed from documented usage, search interest, and citation frequency. The recorded date is the archive’s permanent point of record.

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Citations & Sources

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Dictionary.com, "guap" — reference · 2010s

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"Guap" — Big Sean — song · 2012

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