interjection
Internet Slang
holup
· interjection · internet
Stylised 'hold up' — stop, back up, something just got weird.
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Definitions
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A reaction screaming 'wait, what?' — you spotted something off, suspicious, or wildly out of pocket in what was just said or shown, and you need everyone to rewind. The deliberate misspelling does the work: it signals you're not literally pausing, you're double-taking.
“Holup — did that recipe just say two cups of mayonnaise?”
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A whole subreddit-flavoured genre of post: screenshots or clips where the wording, framing, or implication is unintentionally disturbing or filthy. Calling something 'a holup moment' means the punchline is the second read.
“Bro his caption was 'love spending time with my niece' over that photo? Straight holup.”
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holup In A Sentence
Holup — did that recipe just say two cups of mayonnaise?
Bro his caption was 'love spending time with my niece' over that photo? Straight holup.
Origin & Usage
Popularised by r/holdup (and later r/HolUp), a Reddit community built around screenshots that make you do a literal double-take. The spelling mimics how the phrase actually sounds when blurted out.
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