What it means
In London road talk and drill chat, to stripe someone means to slash them with a knife or blade so it leaves line marks on the skin. It's a proper threat word, not play-talk. If someone says a guy got striped, they're talking real violence, usually in estate, gang, or retaliation chat.
Usage examples
"He started running his mouth outside the chicken shop, and my mate whispered, allow it, bruv, you’ll get striped round here. I dipped quick."
"Word went round that man got striped outside the chicken shop, three lines across his face, proper nasty."
"He kept testing the wrong people, and everyone knew sooner or later he'd get striped on the estate."
"Man was chatting bare reckless by the block, then someone said keep that up and you'll get striped, no joke."
"He never clocked how tense it was till the older yute said one more step and the boy gets striped right there."
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