Down with the South Bronx lingo
September 25, 2008 by Ms. S
Haha.. I heard it for the first time today..
“She mad beastin’.”
Finally! I was starting to feel left out 
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Ok, I give in … what does “mad beastin’” mean? South Bronx slang hasn’t made it to my part of rural New Zealand yet
When someone is “mad beastin’” it means they are doing something HORRIFIC…like assigning too much homework, or giving ONLY 30 minutes to take a 20-question quiz.
Ms. S.: All right class, take out your pencils and put everything away. Remember, we are taking a test today.
Student: Ms. Sapida, you mad beastin’.