Why are Dubs called Dubs? And other slang origins?

[Rufio]

I don't know why, but i want to know where slang comes from.


so to start it off...why are 20 " wheels called DUBS?

 

[Jedi Mike]

dub like a twenty sack

 

[Dingleberries]

dub as in double or deuce, deuce as in 2, 2 as in 20 as opposed to 10........you just gotta kind of play around with it to get the idea ..............ya damn cracka!

 

[Schadenfreude]

Hmm, odd, I thought he was more of a honkey than a cracka, but whatever . . ..

 

[pyonir]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

 

[EvilYoda]

double

 

[edmicman]

so its like a dually? all those pimps are rolling around on dodge ram extended cab duallys?