“No Scrubs” is also my personal favorite TLC hit for the admittedly selfish reason that the song defines the word scrub immediately: “A scrub is a guy that thinks he’s fly,” Chilli advises, “And is also known as a busta.” Incredibly helpful. I’m serious. Every pop song that uses slang in the song title should be required, by law, to define the slang term within the first four lines of the song. They should amend the Constitution. Call it the Scrubs Doctrine.
