Entry · catalog no. 0050
guap
/ /ɡwɑp/ /GWAHP
noun · nationwide · 2010s
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1.
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."
2012
Big Sean's single "Guap" pushes it nationwide
2010s
Entered the general reference dictionaries
Region of origin
West
Midwest
N.East
South
Nationwide / diaspora
nationwide · 2010s
Spoken by
Harlem street usage, then rap nationwide
$GUAPThe Record · cultural traction
▲ Steady14 yrs
ahead of the mainstream
62/100
peak cultural energy
Introduced to English by the culture — logged here before the mainstream caught on.
Cultural usage — the recordMainstream search interest
First used
2012
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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+ Cite a source"Guap" — Big Sean — song · 2012
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