re-up
See also: reup
English
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Etymology 1
"Reenlist" sense is a possible blend of re-enlist + sign up.
Verb
re-up (third-person singular simple present re-ups, present participle re-upping, simple past and past participle re-upped)
- (US, military) To reenlist.
- (intransitive) To sign up again.
- 2012 March 30, Joe Levy, “Rockers at Sea”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Andy Levine, the founder and chief executive of Sixthman, said that more than 50 percent of attendees re-up for his cruises. According to Mr. Levine, his average passenger is 35 years old […].
- (informal) To renew (e.g. a library book, a lease, a contract).
Coordinate terms
Noun
Etymology 2
Verb
re-up (third-person singular simple present re-ups, present participle re-upping, simple past and past participle re-upped)
Noun
Etymology 3
Verb
re-up (third-person singular simple present re-ups, present participle re-upping, simple past and past participle re-upped)
- (US) To renegotiate a contract.
- (slang) To refill one's drug stash.
- 2015 July 1, Sam Esmail, “eps1.1_ones-and-zer0es.mpeg”, in Mr. Robot, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Elliot Alderson:
- While we're here, you mind if I re-up?
- (slang, of a drug) To take another dose.
Noun
- (slang) A resupply of a batch of drugs to be sold on the street.
- 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Dosage, Modern Medicine, Kadara:
- Slums need another re-up. Also, adjust the dosage. We had two more die on us. It's bad for business. We want them addicted, not dead.
Further reading
- “re-up v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
- “re-up n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present