Layin a cut
Act of doing anything. Working, having sex, laying carpet, cleaning, etc.
"I just got done layin a cut" I sure layed a cut on her last night" "Did you lay a serious cut"
layin in the cut
Chillin. Hangin. Straight kickin it or cold lampin. Laying low and staying cool. Originally a line from Putney Swope, the literal meaning is to be sitting in a Cutlass Supreme.
"Where you at, mang?"
"Layin in the cut."
"Layin in the cut."
Layin' in the cut
Patiently waiting to get the advantage on someone. Quietly timing a money making move using the element of surprise.
In the late 80s and early 90s NYC, muggings/ robberies/chain snatching happened all the time. "Layin' in the cut" referred to waiting in a covered location, ie btw 2 buildings or in an alley, for the right opportunity to jump someone or rob.