duke up

verb

To dress up; to embellish or improve (something).

“When he said that, I duked up.”

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Meanings

verbduke up (third-person singular simple present dukes up, present participle duking up, simple past and past participle duked up)

present singular third person dukes up · participle present duking up · participle past duked up · past duked up

  1. intransitiveslangtransitiveTo dress up; to embellish or improve (something).

    I need to duke you up for the party tonight.

    1 more example

    The car has been duked up with luxury accessories.

  2. intransitiveslangTo square up; to get one's fists ready for a fistfight.

    When he said that, I duked up.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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