Meanings
re-up1
present singular third person re-ups · participle present re-upping · participle past re-upped · past re-upped · alternative reup
- USgovernmentTo reenlist.
- intransitiveTo sign up again.
Andy Levine, the founder and chief executive of Sixthman, said that more than 50 percent of attendees re-up for his cruises. According to Mr. Levine, his average passenger is 35 years old […].
2012 March 30, Joe Levy, “Rockers at Sea”, in The New York Times - informalTo renew (e.g. a library book, a lease, a contract).
re-up2
present singular third person re-ups · participle present re-upping · participle past re-upped · past re-upped · alternative reup
- InternetabbreviationclippinginformalClipping of reupload.
plural re-ups · alternative reup
- InternetabbreviationclippinginformalClipping of reupload (“file which has been reuploaded”).
re-up3
present singular third person re-ups · participle present re-upping · participle past re-upped · past re-upped · alternative reup
- USTo renegotiate a contract.
- slangTo refill one's drug stash.
While we're here, you mind if I re-up?
2015 July 1, Sam Esmail, “eps1.1_ones-and-zer0es.mpeg”, in Mr. Robot, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Elliot Alderson - slangTo take another dose.
Gave me a cryptic, mostly frustrated-seeming look. Went upstairs with her bestie. To re-up, probably.
2022, Sean Thor Conroe, Fuccboi, Hachette, →ISBN
plural re-ups · alternative reup
- slangA resupply of a batch of drugs to be sold on the street.
Slums need another re-up. Also, adjust the dosage. We had two more die on us. It's bad for business. We want them addicted, not dead.
2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Dosage, Modern Medicine, Kadara
Origin
"Reenlist" sense is a possible blend of re-enlist + sign up.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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