"bad up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bads up [present, singular, third-person], badding up [participle, present], badded up [participle, past], badded up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bad up (third-person singular simple present bads up, present participle badding up, simple past and past participle badded up)
  1. (slang, transitive) To badmouth; criticise or malign Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-bad_up-en-verb-mOVtqFtw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bad up meaning in English (1.6kB)

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          "ref": "2019, Stormzy, Vossi Bop",
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          "ref": "2019, Lanco Da Cartel, Winona",
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