lair it up in English

Forms: lairs it up [present, singular, third-person], lairing it up [participle, present], laired it up [participle, past], laired it up [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lair it up (third-person singular simple present lairs it up, present participle lairing it up, simple past and past participle laired it up)

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    },
    {
      "form": "laired it up",
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        "To behave flamboyantly; to act out; to be showy."
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        "(slang, Australia, New Zealand) To behave flamboyantly; to act out; to be showy."
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        "Australia",
        "New-Zealand",
        "slang"
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  "word": "lair it up"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lairs it up",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lairing it up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laired it up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laired it up",
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        "past"
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        "To behave flamboyantly; to act out; to be showy."
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        "(slang, Australia, New Zealand) To behave flamboyantly; to act out; to be showy."
      ],
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        "New-Zealand",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lair it up"
}

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"lair it up" meaning in English

Verb