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I'm not even sure he says "fought"; sounds like "follow," not that this makes more sense. But I think the "bottles" bit definitely refers to "intoxicated."
There's a second interpretation: "fight with" in the sense of "battling" (you know dance and all). Used to do dancing as sports, but I couldn't consume any alcohol while doing that--others do. Just not sure enough to post any answer. Samer could leave it as ambiguous as it is if that's possible in the target language.
I now believe that "fight" means "argue" here (though it could mean that they physically fought), and that your phrase means "had an argument with three women each". There is still some doubt about certain details, particularly "a piece", but "apiece" means "each", and so in principle it's saying that each of "them" (the people he's talking about) argued with three women.
It's not a problem. When I come to believe that an answer I've given is wrong, as I have here, I think it's irresponsible not to remove it, since the asker may be misled into thinking it's right. I don't think it can refer to sex, given the information you've provided. I'm grateful to you for helping me to see that.
I didn't mean to cause you to withdraw your suggestion. I'm merely about 80% certain this isn't about any sexual advances. You're right to point out that we don't know whether the cousin is male or female. I first thought this is about the two main characters (they're cousins), but see "Is that really our cousin..." down here: http://recapguide.com/recap/352/Atlanta/season-1/episode-1/
Seems to suggest it's a woman. I'm sure if we had watched the episode, this would be clear from the context. However, I'm fully confident that they're talking about this club: https://www.agentertainment.com
Trey Songz is gonna be there, so yeah, that fits.
"joint was jumping" - Yes, that's a good way to describe it.
@herbalchemist I know it's not America's first choice, but 8 bottles of beer would be fine =)
"Hoe" may be used as a male-to-male greeting, but "three ho's" must surely be three women. I didn't know Compound was a club. I assumed it was a person, who was intoxicated. But I did look at M-W's page on "lit", which you've cited, Björn, and apparently it is used in rap lyrics applied to places: the joint was jumping. I'd assumed that the cousin was male, but we don't know. In the light of all that, I'm not now very confident about my interpretation, which was based on a guess about "fight". It's most likely to refer to an argument. "They" must be the cousin and the other women (that bitch), I suppose. Perhaps "a piece" doesn't mean "apiece" (each) but "for a piece" in the sense of "for a while"?
I think I'll withdraw my suggestion. Perhaps one of you would like to propose an alternative.
I like your interpretation of the fight with hoes better, especially in da club. It's not clear who "they" are. However, 8 bottles of anything is a lot. I would think "in that bitch" means "getting her drunk," whereas "up in that bitch" means "up in the club." I came from the North, though. "A piece" should still be a 3:1 ratio about. The cousin could be female. The speaker seems to be male. Idk about your definition; if one is fighting with the ho's, they are not being cherished, right? I'm only familiar with the first meaning of "lit": urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Lit
Used to listen to a lot of rap and dancehall, though most lyrics didn't look like this, I'd say.
Interestingly enough, my interpretation is entirely different.
compound = club (regulars) lit = cf https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/lit-meaning-or... eight bottles = his cousin's (temporary) partner was intoxicated fight with apiece = both his cousin and his partner got into an argument with three women
(My better half comes from the South and agrees)
Have never heard people use "fight" like this (in contrast to "beat" and "hit"). I don't know how else to interpret "they" either. It's not him alone or are you suggesting his female friend had the same kind of "experience"?
I haven't heard of "ho" for a male either, but I've heard of "bitch" being used in a derogatory way for a male. I think this language, sadly, is too tame your interpretation, which doesn't fit "lit" to me. I could be wrong.
Of course it's exaggerated; young males habitually exaggerate their prowess, particularly their capacity for drinking and sex (and fighting, I agree) :)
That's an interesting alternative explanation. However, although I'm not certain that "fight with" is a sexual expression, I'm doubtful about "ho" ever being used for someone other than a woman. Bros before hoes always (as far as I can tell) means putting your friends before relationships with women (girlfriend, wife).
This seems like an exaggerated story to me. You've probably heard of the phrase "Bro's before Ho's" (put your buddies you've known your whole life before your temporary female companions). The "ho's" here could simply be "non-bro's" (not one of the buddies). There is indeed a derogatory element. I think that if sex was involved, other words would have been used.
My interpretation: Greetings, my friend, the dwelling place (of my cousin) was full of activity last night (certain!). Amazing; my cousin had maybe 8 bottles of booze in that place (moderately certain!). My cousin and other inebriated males fought with maybe 3 inferior outsiders each, my friend that I trust (less certain!).
Is vulgar slang, originally a shortening of 'whore', now often also applied as a general term for any woman (cf. bitch); always sounds to me sexist and derogatory, though oddly seems sometimes to be regarded as some kind of term of endearment (?!) It also seems to be the kind of word men use when talking between themselves about women; I believe it is used with a (suppsoedly) different inference when addressing one's own 'woman'.
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