big up
verbbigs, bigging or bigged
(tr, adverb) slang to make important, prominent, or famous: we'll do our best to big you up
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How to use big up in a sentence
Who are these Six Nations, whose name sounds so pow'ful big up here?
The Scouts of the Valley | Joseph A. AltshelerA big up-bound steamboat had run down and sunk a smaller boat of some kind.
Raftmates | Kirk MunroeBut ye'll no forget her, and ye'll gar big up the auld wa's for her sake?
Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, Complete, Illustrated | Sir Walter ScottDey hab big fam'ly and dey live in a big wooden-beam house with a big up-stair'.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. | Work Projects AdministrationI guessed that you had something pretty big up your sleeve from your message.
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