big up

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Verb

big up

1. (British, slang, idiomatic) To increase one's muscle mass through exercise.

   He works out every day to big up himself.

2. (Jamaica, slang, idiomatic) To proclaim or exaggerate the importance of.

   I want to big up my bro on the mic.

   They're trying to big themselves up to be more than they are.

   • 2007, Apple announces new mobile phone ↗, BBC Online, 9 January 2007

     In a keynote speech, attended by over 2,000 people, Steve Jobs spent the first 10 minutes bigging up the move to Intel chips.

Synonyms

• (increase one's muscle mass) build up, bulk up, pump iron, work out
• (exaggerate the importance of) overemphasize, overplay, play up

Noun

big up (plural big ups)

1. (slang, also big ups) Significant respect or acclaim.

   I want to give a big up to my bro on the mic.

Synonyms

• (significant respect) props, respect

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