bronze up

verb

To cover oneself in one's own excrement, chiefly to disrupt custodial processes or as an attention-seeking act in prison.

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Meanings

verbbronze up (third-person singular simple present bronzes up, present participle bronzing up, simple past and past participle bronzed up)

present singular third person bronzes up · participle present bronzing up · participle past bronzed up · past bronzed up

  1. AustraliaintransitiveslangTo cover oneself in one's own excrement, chiefly to disrupt custodial processes or as an attention-seeking act in prison.

Origin

An allusion to bronzing, or tanning one's skin.

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APA

bronze up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronze%20up

MLA

“bronze up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronze%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bronze up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronze%20up.

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