verb Street Slang

Mash Up

/ˈmæʃ ʌp/ · verb · slang

To destroy, break, or wreck something — or to absolutely smash a performance.

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Definitions

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To destroy or wreck something; in performance slang, to 'mash up di place' is to thrill the crowd.

“Di storm mash up di whole roof.”
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2

As a noun ('mash-up'), a wreck, ruin or a chaotic mess of a situation.

“Di whole plan turn inna one big mash-up.”
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3

To dominate or kill it at something, especially a performance or party.

“That artist mash up the festival last night.”
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Describing something broken down or in a wrecked state (often 'mash up' as an adjective).

“Mi phone screen mash up bad.”
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To break, ruin, or destroy something completely.

“Him mash up the whole car in one crash.”
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Mash Up In A Sentence

The storm mash up the whole roof.
They mashed up the dance, crowd went wild.
My laptop's completely mash up, won't even turn on.

Origin & Usage

Jamaican Patois, from English 'mash' meaning to crush. Spread via reggae and dancehall; later 'mashup' took on a separate music-remix meaning in wider pop culture.

Variants mash-upmashupmash it up
Tags #caribbean#uk#music#urban-lingo

People Also Ask

What does 'mash up' mean in Patois?

It means to break, destroy, or ruin something — or to absolutely dominate a performance.

Is 'mash up' good or bad?

Both — 'mi car mash up' is bad, but 'she mash up the show' means she killed it.

Is the music 'mashup' the same word?

It shares the root but the remix sense developed separately in DJ and pop culture.

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