Entry · catalog no. 1750
Stanky Legg
/ /ˈstæŋki ˈlɛɡ/ /STANG-kee-LEG
noun (dance) · Dallas–Arlington, Texas · 2000s
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A dance out of the Dallas D-Town Boogie scene: weight back, one leg swinging in a slow, low grind as if twisting a cigarette out underfoot. Named and made national by GS Boyz''s 2008 single.
“The DJ ain''t have to say nothing — soon as it dropped, every kid in the gym hit the Stanky Legg.”
Origin & Attribution
Arlington–Dallas, Texas. GS Boyz, a snap group formed in 2005, named the move when Prince Charming rotated his leg like he was putting out a cigarette and Southside called it stanky. The 2008 single and YouTube video carried Dallas''s D-Town Boogie scene onto the national floor, topping BET''s 106 & Park countdown in early 2009.
2008
GS Boyz release Stanky Legg; the video breaks on YouTube
2009
Tops BET''s 106 & Park countdown; charts on the Hot 100
Region of origin
West
Midwest
N.East
South
The South
Dallas–Arlington, Texas · 2000s
Spoken by
Dallas D-Town Boogie scene; Black youth nationwide
$STANKYThe Record · cultural traction
▲ Peaked18 yrs
ahead of the mainstream
60/100
peak cultural energy
Introduced to English by the culture — logged here before the mainstream caught on.
Cultural usage — the recordMainstream search interest
First used
2008
in the culture
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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GS Boyz, Stanky Legg, Swagg Team/Jive
2008
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+ Cite a sourceMTV News, GS Boyz''s Stanky Legg Brings Dallas Hip-Hop Front And Center
2009
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