Results for “word up”

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Word Up
interjection

An expression of agreement or 'I hear you' from 80s hip-hop culture.

#80s#american#aave#hip-hop
Word
interjection

An all-purpose 'I agree, for real, truth' — agreement and acknowledgment in one syllable.

#90s#aave#hip-hop#music
Word Is Bond
phrase

Your word is your unbreakable promise, a vow of total truth and honor.

#hip-hop#old-school#1980s#vintage
Sup
interjection

The shortest possible 'what's up' — a one-word greeting.

#90s#aave#american#texting
Link Up
verb

To meet up with someone — to connect in person and hang out.

#uk#mle#aave#gen-z
Pull Up
verb

To rise into a jumper off the dribble — or, in street slang, to show up somewhere.

#sports#aave#american#gen-z
Bag Up
verb

To collect a serious amount of money or land a big win.

#money#cash#aave#hip-hop
Wassup
interjection

What's up — the drawn-out 90s greeting Budweiser turned into a national catchphrase.

#90s#aave#american#pop
Cooked Up
phrase

In serious trouble or completely overwhelmed.

#gen-z#gaming#meme#internet
Upright Man
noun

The top rank of the canting crew — the boss rogue who lorded it over every lesser vagabond.

#thieves-cant#cant#historical#british
Boss Up
verb

To level up, take control, and improve your status or finances.

#gen-z#money#hip-hop#aave
Emotional Support
noun

Comfort someone gives you — or, jokingly, the random object you can't function without.

#gen-z#american#meme#texting
Posting Up
verb

Backing a defender down near the basket — or, in slang, just parking yourself somewhere.

#sports#american#aave
Syrup Of Figs
noun

Cockney for wig — 'syrup of figs' rhymes with wig, clipped to a 'syrup'.

#cockney#rhyming#british#uk
Duppy
noun

A ghost or spirit in Caribbean folklore — also slang for ending someone's career.

#caribbean#uk#music
Linkup
noun

A meetup or hangout — 'we had a linkup' means we got together.

#uk#mle#british#gen-z
Ate That Up
phrase

Did something exceptionally well and left nothing to criticise.

#gen-z#aave#pop#beauty
Garbed Up
adjective

Dressed up sharp in good gear — fully suited and looking the part.

#aave#hip-hop#american#gen-z
Mash Up
verb

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

#caribbean#uk#music
Big Up
verb

To praise, hype up, or give respect to someone — a shout-out, Jamaican style.

#caribbean#uk#music#aave
Beat Up The Chops
phrase

To talk a lot, to run your mouth or chatter away.

#harlemese#jive#1930s#harlem-renaissance
Cuppa
noun

A cup of tea — the most British thing you can offer anyone, ever.

#british#uk#aussie
Glow-Up
noun

A dramatic transformation from awkward to fine — looks, confidence, or life.

#gen-z#aave#american#meme
Zhoosh
verb

Polari for to smarten, fluff or style up — the word that gave us modern 'zhuzh'.

#polari#lgbtq#british#heritage
Glizzy
noun

A hot dog — the word blew up as a meme but it actually started as DMV slang for a gun.

#gen-z#aave#american#meme
Brew
noun

A cup of tea (UK) or a beer (US) — same word, two very different drinks.

#british#uk#american
Quilombo
noun

A total mess, a chaotic uproar, from an African word for a runaway-slave settlement.

#lunfardo#spanish#argentine#tango
Gnarly
adjective

Either super impressive or seriously nasty — same word, opposite vibes, all about intensity.

#80s#american#surf#pop
Gobbledygook
noun

Wordy, pompous, meaningless jargon — coined in 1944 by a fed-up congressman sick of bureaucratic babble.

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
Pump And Dump
noun

A scheme to hype a coin up, sell at the peak, and leave latecomers holding the crash.

#money#internet#american#meme
Dear John
noun

The breakup letter every soldier dreaded — the homefront sweetheart calling it off while he's away.

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
Canthal Tilt
noun

The upward or downward angle of your eyes — looksmaxxers obsess over a 'positive' one.

#gen-z#internet#meme#american
interjection

The little sparkles — magic, excitement, or sarcastic emphasis around a word.

#gen-z#texting#meme
Beat
adjective

Makeup applied flawlessly and fully — a face that's beat is perfectly done.

#aave#lgbtq#drag#beauty
Lurk
verb

To move around quietly, often up to something or scoping a situation out.

#uk#mle#british#gen-z
Skibidi
adjective

A meaningless brainrot filler word from Skibidi Toilet, used to mean good, bad, or just for chaos.

#gen-z#alpha#tiktok#meme
Slap
noun

Polari for make-up — the greasepaint of theatre folk, slapped on the eek.

#polari#lgbtq#british#heritage
Nanti
adverb

Polari for none, no, or beware — a vital warning word in dangerous times.

#polari#lgbtq#british#heritage
Chuzz 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#gen-z#internet#meme#brain-rot
Bro Split
noun

A workout plan hitting one muscle group a day — classic gym-bro programming.

#gym#fitness#internet#meme
Pop Out
verb

To show up somewhere, often unexpectedly — to make an appearance and let your presence be felt.

#hip-hop#aave#american#gen-z
Pamp It
phrase

A meme-spelled hype shout for a coin to go up — 'pump it' with extra chaos.

#money#internet#meme#gen-z
Madder
adjective

Even more impressive, wild, or hard than 'mad' — a top-tier UK hype word.

#uk#british#mle#hip-hop
Fren
noun

A meme-spelled 'friend' for fellow holders — the wholesome word of crypto community.

#money#internet#meme#gen-z
Cheffing 18+
verb

Mature content — open to view.

#uk#british#hip-hop#mle
Boujee
adjective

Luxurious, high-class, or fancy — living or acting upscale; from bourgeois.

#hip-hop#aave#money#gen-z
Glazing
verb

Excessively praising or hyping someone up to an embarrassing, suck-up degree.

#gen-z#tiktok#meme#aave
Bias List
noun

Your ranked roster of favorites across every group you stan.

#kpop#stan#pop#fandom