put up on

verb

To make (someone) aware of or up-to-date on (something).

“His dad put him up on good music.”

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Meanings

verbput up on (third-person singular simple present puts up on, present participle putting up on, simple past and past participle put up on)

present singular third person puts up on · participle present putting up on

  1. ditransitiveslangAfrican-American VernacularTo make (someone) aware of or up-to-date on (something).

    You gotta watch out for his loose lips, he'll put those guys up on you.

  2. slangtransitiveAfrican-American VernacularTo make or keep (someone) current in knowledge, fashion or supply of (something).

    His dad put him up on good music.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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