word up
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Interjection
[edit]word up (US, originally African-American Vernacular)
- I approve; I agree.
- Hello.
- What's up?; what's happening?; what's the word?
- Listen up; pay attention!.
Synonyms
[edit]Verb
[edit]word up (third-person singular simple present words up, present participle wording up, simple past and past participle worded up)
- (Christianity) To pray, remain spiritually oriented and/or behave congruently with Christian doctrine.
- (informal) To inform (someone) of up-to-date information on a topic.
- You have to word up Jeremy on the party.