word is bond

Shortening of my word is my bond, popularized by its use among the 5 percenter movement and hip-hop music.^[1]

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word is bond

1. (African-American Vernacular, idiomatic) indicates that the speaker purports that they have told the truth or is trustworthy.
   • 1992, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)”, in Mecca and the Soul Brother‎^[2]:

     'Listen, just listen
     To the funky song as I rock on
     And that's word is bond
     I'm not playin'

   • 1994, The Notorious B.I.G., “Gimme the Loot”, in Ready to Die‎^[3]:

     Word is bond, I'ma smoke him, yo, don't fake no moves (What?)
     Treat it like boxin', stick and move, stick and move

• word of honor (and its related terms)