OLD SCHOOL WORD OF THE DAY- SPLACKAVELLIE

The term "Splackavellie" first gained popularity as the title of a hit R&B song from 1998 by the artist Pressha, part of the soundtrack to the 1998 movie The Players Club, peaking at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Splackavellie" describes a kind of man (or "superman") that women who are in relationships use for sexual pleasure uncomplicated by relationship matters (perhaps because of them). Supposedly, when a woman's man isn't treating her right, her "Splackavellie" can "work it all night...until the morning light" in such a way that she is made to feel "right, right right!". Pressha and other promoters of the term claim that "every woman needs her own Splackavellie".

The unusual word is thought to be a blend of "Splack" and "Machiavelli." "Splack" is first used by 2 Live Crew in their song "Put Her in the Buck" as follows: "Lay the bitch on the bed, flat on her back - Hold her legs up high, make the pussy splack." Machiavelli is frequently cited by hip-hop culture, and the pragmatic use of deceit by a cheating partner is decidedly Machiavellian.

The Splackavellie remix became a fan favorite as well, with a more upbeat tempo and repeated chorus: "S, P, L, A, C, K, A, V, E, L, L, I, E: Splackavellie!" Many favor the remix version of the song because it lacks a groove-disrupting snippet from The Players Club which discusses one's options of persuading a person that is delinquent in paying his bills to follow through. Many options are discussed, but death is disfavored because "dead man don't pay no bills."