re-up

intransitive verb

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

to renew one's supply (of drugs)

Collocates work³, cop², holla at², I'mma², ki², flow², bird, bitch, cabbage, cheddar, chopper, clip, clock, connect, cook up, crack house, cream, dank, dope-man, dough, dub, dump on, fly, heat, heater, hood, hustle, kilo, mail, move, peeps, plug, quarter, rap, raw, roll up, scrilla, Shaolin, shorty, stack, thug, tree, vato, weight, brick, crack, wild, baby-daddy, bando

Domains Drug Sales

Etymology pre hip-hop, from the 1970s

Related concepts hustle, product, push, serve, slang, sling, stash, supply, trap, trapper, work

Timeline

1991-03-05 Ed O.G & Da Bulldogs "Feel Like A Nut" [Life of A Kid In The Ghetto]
I had a dream I lost all my girls and couldn't re-up
1993-04-13 Mobb Deep "Project Hallways" [Juvenile Hell]
Don't forget to re-up
1994-09-13 The Notorious B.I.G. "Everyday Struggle" [Ready To Die]
Had to re-up, see what's up with my peeps

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re-up

noun

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

a fresh supply, typically of drugs;

money intended for a re-supply of drugs

Categories Quantities

Collocates check², front², stick², bitch, bust, club, flip, grind, guap, hoe, peeps, sack, serve, slide, stack, weed, work

Domains Drug Sales

Related concepts product, stash, supply, work

Timeline

1996-06-25 Jay-Z "Coming of Age" feat. Memphis Bleek [Reasonable Doubt]
It's just enough for re-up again
1996-06-25 Jay-Z "Can I Live" [Reasonable Doubt]
Meet me by the one that starts a G up, this way no Fraud Willies present, gambling they re-up
1996-09-24 Goodie Mob "Angelic Wars" [Set It Off Soundtrack]
Damn, I'm 'bout to mess up my re-up money

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