roll up on

verb

To sneak up to (someone or something) with the intention of causing harm.

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Meanings

verbroll up on (third-person singular simple present rolls up on, present participle rolling up on, simple past and past participle rolled up on)

present singular third person rolls up on · participle present rolling up on · participle past rolled up on · past rolled up on

  1. idiomaticslangAfrican-American VernacularTo sneak up to (someone or something) with the intention of causing harm.

Origin

From roll up + on; semantically and morphologically parallel with roll up + to.

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APA

roll up on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roll%20up%20on

MLA

“roll up on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roll%20up%20on. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roll up on,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roll%20up%20on.

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