alpha up

verb

To make or become more characteristic of an alpha male.

“That dude just alpha-ed up on this police officer by shoulder checking him. Insane!”

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Meanings

verbalpha up (third-person singular simple present alphas up, present participle alphaing up or alpha-ing up, simple past and past participle alphaed up or alpha-ed up)

present singular third person alphas up · participle present alphaing up · participle present alpha-ing up · participle past alphaed up · past alphaed up · participle past alpha-ed up · past alpha-ed up

  1. ambitransitiveinformalTo make or become more characteristic of an alpha male.

    That dude just alpha-ed up on this police officer by shoulder checking him. Insane!

    1 more example

    With that easy attitude, he alpha-ed up the park.

    2022, Kevin Garnett, KG, page 40

Origin

Clipping of alpha male + up.

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APA

alpha up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha%20up

MLA

“alpha up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alpha up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha%20up.

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