See big up on Wiktionary
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"english": "You knew that we were going to get up to a lot of stuff once we entered 13th grade. Teachers, we respect you […]",
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"text": "“Yuh kno seh a bear tings a go gwaan from wi touch six form. Big up wi teacha dem […]”",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To be thought of as praiseworthy by someone else ; to have someone's respect. (display of affection or praise)"
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(imperative, reflexive) To be thought of as praiseworthy by someone else ; to have someone's respect. (display of affection or praise)"
],
"tags": [
"imperative",
"reflexive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Jamaican Creole terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
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],
"english": "Nice to see you (again)!",
"text": "Big up yuhself!",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"good to see you; nice to see you (greeting)"
],
"links": [
[
"good to see you",
"good to see you"
],
[
"nice to see you",
"nice to see you"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Jamaican Creole terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
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],
"english": "Let's praise Miss Lou!",
"text": "Big up Miss Lou!",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"praise, commend (praise)"
],
"links": [
[
"praise",
"praise"
],
[
"commend",
"commend"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbɪɡ(h)ʌp/"
}
],
"word": "big up"
}
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