tun up
adj/ˈtʌnˌʌp/
English Definition
Turn up; extremely lively, exciting, or hyped.
Patois Definition
Di party tun up till morning!
Etymology
- (Literally, "turned up.")
Cultural Context
Crossed into global party culture through dancehall and hip-hop crossover in the 2010s.
Examples
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"Di party tun up till morning!"
Dude, you have to be at the party. It's going to be da bomb.
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"My yute, yu haffi deh a di party. It a guh tun up."
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"“Right now if you are in a party and the party is dead, all you have to do is drop the Buy Out riddim and the whole place tun up” he said. […]”"