noun
1. a type of respect earned for doing something –or being in a situation– that is perceived as particularly challenging because it falls outside of
situational or social norms and is done out of
necessity, not desire.
interjection
2.
uttering "mad respect" after witnessing or hearing about a situation as described above.
1. That dude drives a
PT Cruiser?
Mad respect.
2. GIRL1: Gurrrl, imma tell you, a cockroach
crawl up her pants during the speech an she did the whole speech not a flinch. GIRL2: Maaaad respect, gurl.
3. Dawg, you been livin in your car for the past 2 years? Mad respect, homie,
mad respect.