word up

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Interjection

word up (US, originally African-American Vernacular)

1. I approve; I agree.
2. Hello.
3. What's up?; what's happening?; what's the word?
4. Listen up; pay attention!.

Synonyms

• word

Verb

word up (third-person singular simple present words up, present participle wording up, simple past and past participle worded up)

1. (Christianity) To pray, remain spiritually oriented and/or behave congruently with Christian doctrine.
2. (informal) To inform (someone) of up-to-date information on a topic.

   You have to word up Jeremy on the party.