"bless up" meaning in English

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Interjection

  1. (Jamaica, informal) A greeting or farewell. Tags: Jamaica, informal
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          "ref": "2018, Alexia Arthurs, How to Love a Jamaican: Stories:",
          "text": "If you're not Jamaican, what you have here is a special opportunity to see who we actually are: we're not at all like you, but absolutely the same. Mostly, Arthurs has written a love letter to Jamaicans, and it feels so good. Yes, iyah. Bless up.",
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