Yo! Man

“Yo! Man. Whasup in the hood?”
“What? I beg your pardon. What did you just say?”
“I was just asking how you were doing?
“That is not proper English. Looks like you are picking up the street lingo.”
“That’s how many boys in my class are talking nowadays.”
“How interesting? Tell me what does this word “Yo” means?”
“It can mean different things, like “Yeah”, “Yes”, “You”, “Hi” or “Hey”. Most of the time you also move your arm, pointing your index and middle fingers down when you say,“Yo”.
“Why the motion of the arm and hand?”
“I don’t know, it is just the body language that goes with it.”
“Young lady! You are going to refrain from that. It is just not right for the girls to be using street language.”
“Why is it O.K. for the boys but not for the girls?”
“Boys use that language to show that they are street smart and tough. Girls don’t need that.”
“But we can be street smart and tough too!”
“Girl, let me ax you somtin! What you trippin for? Be easy! Ya know what I‘am sayin, dawg? Ya cool wit dat?”
“a’ight, Dad, I am cool wit dat.”