"poon up" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-poon up.ogg [Australia] Forms: poons up [present, singular, third-person], pooning up [participle, present], pooned up [participle, past], pooned up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} poon up (third-person singular simple present poons up, present participle pooning up, simple past and past participle pooned up)
  1. (Australia, slang, intransitive) To dress up in order to impress others. Tags: Australia, intransitive, slang Synonyms: dress to kill

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