Meanings
interjection
- USI approve; I agree.
- USHello.
- USWhat's up?; what's happening?; what's the word?
- USListen up; pay attention!.
verbword up (third-person singular simple present words up, present participle wording up, simple past and past participle worded up)
present singular third person words up · participle present wording up · participle past worded up · past worded up
- USChristianityTo pray, remain spiritually oriented and/or behave congruently with Christian doctrine.
- USinformalTo inform (someone) of up-to-date information on a topic.
You have to word up Jeremy on the party.
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word up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20up
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“word up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “word up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20up.
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