Shackles (slang)
Pronunciation: /shak-kulls/
What does Shackles mean?
Handcuffs.
Example sentence: “The popo put him in shackles.”
Shackles in songs:
“These shackles be lockin’ the mental way more than the physical” – J. Cole, Snow on tha Bluff.
“Take them shackles off his feet, he ain’t a slave” – Nav, Tap.
“Walk in court in them shackles, see my mama, her eyes tearin’” – Polo G, Through da Storm.
“Kinda hard to walk when you’re chained in shackles” – YNW Melly, Mama Cry.